Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thomas Ward Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 313th highest crime rate of 844 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 Thomas Ward Place (ST4 7LW) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Ward Place (ST4 7LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 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 Thomas Ward Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gifford Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Greatbatch Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rothwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Thomas Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresty Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brisley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greatbatch Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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