Total Crime Rate

244.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 244.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Burglary 41.7 10/10
  • Drugs 29.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • 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
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

Scott Lidgett Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 113th 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 Scott Lidgett Road (ST6 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 244.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Lidgett Road (ST6 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scott Lidgett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Port Vale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longshaw Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Vale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Vale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mott Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Port Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trubshawe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trubshawe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trubshawe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trubshawe Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Port Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dalehall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Princes Square Local resolution
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Data Sources

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