Total Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilfred Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wilfred Place (ST4 7LL) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilfred Place (ST4 7LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yoxall Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Yoxall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Yoxall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Yoxall Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Yoxall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartshill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Yoxall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartshill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sharman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sharman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rosemary Ednam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemary Ednam Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cumming Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
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