Total Crime Rate
136.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blake Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 287th highest crime rate of 844 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 Blake Street (ST6 4BE) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blake Street (ST6 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderley Rise, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sytchmill Way (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burslem| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Federation Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | William Clowes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murhall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murhall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alderley Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Joseph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alderley Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Clowes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alderley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodbank Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlong Passage | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Federation Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Murhall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sytchmill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sytchmill Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ironstone Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Federation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Federation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pack Horse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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