Crime Rates at Garfield Crescent, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 8ET

Garfield Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanford, Newstead & Trentham , and the 223rd 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 Garfield Crescent (ST4 8ET) in the last 12 months was 164.0 per 1,000 residents and was 139.9% higher than the Hanford, Newstead & Trentham average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garfield Crescent (ST4 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Garfield Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.