Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Athelstan Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 386th 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 Athelstan Street (ST6 5BB) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athelstan Street (ST6 5BB), 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 Athelstan Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broomhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haymarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haymarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haymarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keele Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley 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 Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madison Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladywell Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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