Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 Β· 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richmond Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 404th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Street (ST4 7DU) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Street (ST4 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Knowl Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowl Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Lynam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynam Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higson Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Public order Higson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerrard Street β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Quarry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Quarry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Convent Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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