Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

May Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 412th highest crime rate of 844 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 May Avenue (ST6 6EN) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Avenue (ST6 6EN), 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 May Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking 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 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 2025Burglary Scotia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chads Road 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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