Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 250th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Avenue (ST4 6SS) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Avenue (ST4 6SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Walk, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarporley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darrall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Lane
Apr 2026Public order Claytonwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Place West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Place West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withies Road
Apr 2026Other crime Alder Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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