Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hardy Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 395th lowest 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 Hardy Street (ST6 5EX) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardy Street (ST6 5EX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hardy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cartlich Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jefferson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dakota Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cartlich Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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