Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 304th 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 5XG) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST6 5XG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 25 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 (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madison Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wilks Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haymarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodfellow Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haymarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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