Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Queens Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 380th 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 Queens Road (ST4 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 157.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (ST4 7LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sharman Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yoxall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yoxall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yoxall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartshill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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