Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Stanley Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 841 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 Stanley Street (ST6 6BW) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Burslem average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Street (ST6 6BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stanley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chads Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cope'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wilks Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Haymarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haymarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Meir Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenworthy Street
Apr 2026Other crime Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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