Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dimsdale Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 108th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dimsdale Street (ST6 3LU) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Burslem average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dimsdale Street (ST6 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Malkin Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dimsdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Luke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supreme Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Navigation Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Navigation Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Navigation Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Navigation Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Navigation Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Angels Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angels Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Navigation Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Navigation Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supreme Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Hadderidge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supreme Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furlong Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elers Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Street South Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moran Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supreme Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riley Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunny Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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