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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ST1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ST1 recorded 635 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 12.14 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring156.46 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment635 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 5.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

635
trending_down -9.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

156.46per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,491

Within ST1 district

Stoke-on-Trent

52,294

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 25 Anti-social behaviour: 13 Shoplifting: 7
25
Etruria Old Road Map
total: 19 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 4
19
Huntbach Street Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 15 Other theft: 1
19
Shopping Area Map
total: 19 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3
19
Petrol Station Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Shoplifting: 3
12
Petrol Station Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 7 Burglary: 1
10
Marina Way Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Other theft: 1
10
Prime Street Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 9 Other theft: 1
10
Shopping Area Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Petrol Station Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
635 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
179
28.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
138
21.7%
Public Order
65
10.2%
Shoplifting
61
9.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
39
6.1%
Vehicle Crime
39
6.1%
Other Theft
34
5.4%
Drug Offences
17
2.7%
Burglary
16
2.5%
Weapons Possession
14
2.2%
Robbery
12
1.9%
Other Crime
11
1.7%
Bicycle Theft
8
1.3%
Theft from Person
2
0.3%

Crime Analysis: ST1

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in ST1 at 28.2%. Anti-social Behaviour (21.7%) and Public Order (10.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ST1 has fallen noticeably — by 5.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ST1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -9.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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