Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Herd Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herd Street (ST6 4HW) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herd Street (ST6 4HW), 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 Herd Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Federation Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Federation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Federation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Federation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scotia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wain Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evans Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sytchmill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sytchmill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Burnhays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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