Total Crime Rate

348.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.4 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 348.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.9 10/10
  • Burglary 41.5 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Persia Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 46th highest crime rate of 841 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 Persia Walk (ST6 5BY) in the last 12 months was 348.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 178.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Persia Walk (ST6 5BY), 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 Persia Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodfellow Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keele Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoover Street 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 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jefferson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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