Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 245th highest crime rate of 844 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 High Street (ST6 5TA) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST6 5TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower Square (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Madeira Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hose Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hose Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rathbone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williamson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lambert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tower Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haymarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haymarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stringer Court —

Data Sources

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