Total Crime Rate

952.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

422.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 952.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 422.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.8 10/10
  • Public order 82.5 10/10
  • Other theft 60.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Robbery 21.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
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

Wycliffe Street area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 8th 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 Wycliffe Street (ST6 3EP) in the last 12 months was 952.9 per 1,000 residents and was 276.9% higher than the Burslem average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 215 (≈ 422.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wycliffe Street (ST6 3EP), the main crime hotspot is near Sytchmill Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wycliffe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderley Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodbank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Hadderidge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedgwood Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wedgwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wedgwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riley Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Street South Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alderley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murhall Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keates Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ironstone Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ironstone Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billinge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billinge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Swan Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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