Total Crime Rate

154.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • 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

Madeley Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 237th 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 Madeley Street (ST6 5AT) in the last 12 months was 154.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeley Street (ST6 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Square. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Madeley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madison Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Madison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stringer Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Hayes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madison Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hoover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Madison Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Goodfellow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tower Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Aidan'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Square
Sep 2025Other crime Newfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Madison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keele Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mc Kinley Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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