Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 95.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 413th lowest 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 Princes Road (ST4 7JP) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (ST4 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higson Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doncaster Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Quarry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Quarry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerrard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lynam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Higson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Street —
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Data Sources

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