Total Crime Rate

686.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.4 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 686.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.7 10/10
  • Public order 64.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.8 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 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

Tower Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 11th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Square (ST6 5AB) in the last 12 months was 686.8 per 1,000 residents and was 171.7% 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 230.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Square (ST6 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Williamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keele Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodfellow Street —
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Data Sources

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