Total Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Java 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.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Biscay Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stowford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biscay Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chessington Crescent | Under investigation |
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