Total Crime Rate

179.9 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 179.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 177th highest crime rate of 844 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 Queens Avenue (ST6 6EE) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Avenue (ST6 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chads Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park Road
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Machin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Machin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Machin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Machin Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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