Total Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Java Crescent area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanford, Newstead & Trentham , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Java Crescent (ST4 8RT) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Java Crescent (ST4 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Chessington Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Java Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biscay Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stowford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscay Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chessington Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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