Total Crime Rate

1092.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

708.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1092.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 708.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 553.3 10/10
  • Public order 141.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 123.9 10/10
  • Other theft 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Other crime 31.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hilton Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 7th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilton Road (ST4 6TH) in the last 12 months was 1092.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1281.7% higher than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 246 (≈ 708.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilton Road (ST4 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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