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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ST4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ST4 recorded 730 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.7 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 31.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 4.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring80.61 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment730 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 4.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

730
trending_down -2.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

80.61per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,446

Within ST4 district

Stoke-on-Trent

108,969

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Petrol Station Map
total: 20 Shoplifting: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 3
20
Parking Area Map
total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 4
17
Supermarket Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 14 Public order: 2
17
Hospital Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3
16
Stewart Street Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Bishop Street Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Sidings Place Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Campbell Place Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 5 Public order: 2
8
Church Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
8
Trow Close Map
total: 7 Other theft: 2 Public order: 2
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
730 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
232
31.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
123
16.8%
Shoplifting
63
8.6%
Public Order
60
8.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
59
8.1%
Other Theft
41
5.6%
Vehicle Crime
40
5.5%
Burglary
35
4.8%
Drug Offences
26
3.6%
Other Crime
20
2.7%
Weapons Possession
12
1.6%
Robbery
8
1.1%
Bicycle Theft
6
0.8%
Theft from Person
5
0.7%

Crime Analysis: ST4

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in ST4 at 31.8%. Anti-social Behaviour (16.8%) and Shoplifting (8.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ST4 has risen slightly — by 4.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ST4 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 -2.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +4.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.3%

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