Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hem Heath Cottages area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 844 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 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Blurton average (108.9 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.8% 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 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Magdalen Road (5 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowcrofts Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambourn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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