Total Crime Rate
317.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spark Terrace area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 61st highest crime rate of 841 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 Spark Terrace (ST4 7QA) in the last 12 months was 317.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% higher than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spark Terrace (ST4 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 246 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale Street (65 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Epworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Epworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Epworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Epworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Campbell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spark Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pump Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pump Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hide Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hide Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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