Total Crime Rate

248.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 248.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barton Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 109th 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 Barton Crescent (ST6 4JA) in the last 12 months was 248.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Crescent (ST6 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Federation Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murhall Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Federation Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Federation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Federation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Federation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hayes Road —
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Data Sources

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