Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 187.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • 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

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ST6 5PB) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% higher than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST6 5PB), the main crime hotspot is near Walley Drive. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dakota Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street (Sandyford) Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order George Eardley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cartlich Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cartlich Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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