Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 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

Botesworth Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 218th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Botesworth Gardens (ST6 4SA) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botesworth Gardens (ST6 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Brereton Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Botesworth Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trubshawe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trubshawe Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Brereton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brereton Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Lake View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mott Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trubshawe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trubshawe Street —
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Data Sources

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