Total Crime Rate

231.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 231.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hem Heath Cottages area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 124th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hem Heath Cottages (ST4 8HP) in the last 12 months was 231.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% higher than the Blurton average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hem Heath Cottages (ST4 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Magdalen Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hem Heath Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowcrofts Road —
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Data Sources

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