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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 108th highest crime rate of 844 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 5NN) in the last 12 months was 232.7 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% higher than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST6 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cartlich Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ancaster Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.