Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shelton New Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 317th lowest 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 7BZ) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelton New Road (ST4 7BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Grove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumming Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shelton New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5045 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Garner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumming Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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