Total Crime Rate
105.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cumming Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 373rd 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 Cumming Street (ST4 7NT) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cumming Street (ST4 7NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Basford & Hartshill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hulme Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hulme Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosemary Ednam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robert Knox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Basford Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Basford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hartshill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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