Total Crime Rate

218.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 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 218.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fountain Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 138th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fountain Place (ST6 3QA) in the last 12 months was 218.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Place (ST6 3QA), 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 Fountain Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furlong Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Hadderidge —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sytchmill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sytchmill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderley Rise —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alderley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ironstone Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ironstone Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodbank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Close —
Apr 2026Public order Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pack Horse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billinge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billinge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murhall Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Street South Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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