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

Phoenix Street 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 Phoenix Street (ST6 5AH) 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 Phoenix Street (ST6 5AH), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Square. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Phoenix Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jefferson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keele Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladywell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Haymarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haymarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haymarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kenworthy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Farndale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenworthy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodfellow Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lascelles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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