Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 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 182.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meir Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meir Street (ST6 6DD) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Burslem average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meir Street (ST6 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Square. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meir Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keele Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Hayes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Hayes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cope'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wardle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haymarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kenworthy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Madison Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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