Crime Rates at Shelton New Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 7AJ

Shelton New Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 281st highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelton New Road (ST4 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% lower than the Etruria & Hanley average (502.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelton New Road (ST4 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penstock Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castlefield Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.