Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 358th highest crime rate of 844 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 North Street (ST4 7DH) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (ST4 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Vale Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Andrew'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovatt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Charlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pump Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Liverpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Liverpool Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Liverpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gerrard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Higson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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