Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 227.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 75.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Boston Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 114th 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 Boston Close (ST6 5XN) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% higher than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boston Close (ST6 5XN), the main crime hotspot is near New Chapel Court. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Eardley Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Chatterley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurricane Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurricane Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs New Chapel Court Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spitfire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spitfire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spitfire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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