Total Crime Rate

273.8 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 273.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Burglary 29.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Scott Lidgett Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 68th 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 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 273.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Lidgett Road (ST6 4NQ), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Travers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 2025Drugs Stubbs Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Port Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Travers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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