Total Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scrivener Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 844 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 Scrivener Road (ST4 7DD) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scrivener Road (ST4 7DD), the main crime hotspot is near Camellia Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Basford & Hartshill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B5045 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scrivener Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spoutfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Scrivener Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5045 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5045 | — |
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