Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.7 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 193.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Scotia Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 173rd 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 Scotia Road (ST6 4EP) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotia Road (ST6 4EP), 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 Scotia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ironstone Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sytchmill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Keates Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keates Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sytchmill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Swan Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bycars Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evans Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mountford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baddeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baddeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baddeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bycars Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bycars Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Ironstone Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wain Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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