Total Crime Rate

92.5 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hartshill Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 410th highest 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 Hartshill Road (ST4 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartshill Road (ST4 7NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartshill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yoxall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yoxall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yoxall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartshill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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