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

High Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 180th 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 High Street (ST6 5EP) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST6 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cartlich Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsonage Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.