Total Crime Rate

294.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 294.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Scott Lidgett Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 56th 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 Scott Lidgett Road (ST6 4NH) in the last 12 months was 294.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -96.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -96.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Lidgett Road (ST6 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scott Lidgett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Travers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Lidgett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harper Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Port Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Travers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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