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

High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 121st 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 High Street (ST6 5EP) in the last 12 months was 236.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 131.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% 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 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.