Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scotia Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 176th highest crime rate of 844 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 4ET) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotia Road (ST6 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Sytchmill Way. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 35 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ironstone Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sytchmill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sytchmill Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wain Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barber Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barber Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Federation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Federation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Federation Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Federation Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caulton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunel Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darwin Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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