Crime Rates at High Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 5EA

High 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 High Street (ST6 5EA) 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 High Street (ST6 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower Square (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.