Total Crime Rate

330.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 330.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.2 10/10
  • Public order 43.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 54th highest crime rate of 841 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 5PD) in the last 12 months was 330.9 per 1,000 residents and was 177.2% higher than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST6 5PD), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cartlich Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary High Street (Sandyford) Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marldon Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cartlich Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelford Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Eardley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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