Total Crime Rate

409.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.6 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 409.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Public order 56.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Burglary 28.5 10/10
  • Drugs 28.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • 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

Canal Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 33rd 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 Canal Lane (ST6 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 409.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Burslem average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 156.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Lane (ST6 4NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brownhills Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Botesworth Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lake View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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