Total Crime Rate

402.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 402.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Public order 35.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartshill Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 34th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartshill Road (ST4 7RB) in the last 12 months was 402.6 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 241.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartshill Road (ST4 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 65 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trade Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Floyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Floyd Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Floyd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Higson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higson Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Floyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Epworth Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Registry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Hide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Campbell Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Campbell Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Campbell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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