Total Crime Rate

380.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 380.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Penstock Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 31st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penstock Drive (ST4 7GF) in the last 12 months was 380.1 per 1,000 residents and was 359.2% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (82.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 404.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penstock Drive (ST4 7GF), the main crime hotspot is near Castlefield Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penstock Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penstock Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tattershall Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tattershall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castlefield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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