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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ST5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ST5 recorded 645 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.57 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 8.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring83.28 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment645 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 8.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

645
trending_down -9.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

83.28per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,554

Within ST5 district

Stoke-on-Trent

98,165

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 36 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Other theft: 6
36
High Street Map
total: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Public order: 3
18
Supermarket Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 6
18
Petrol Station Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 7 Robbery: 2
11
The Midway Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Victoria Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Beata Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
School Street Map
total: 7 Drugs: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Petrol Station Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
645 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
230
35.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
130
20.2%
Public Order
60
9.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
50
7.8%
Shoplifting
40
6.2%
Other Theft
36
5.6%
Burglary
27
4.2%
Other Crime
23
3.6%
Vehicle Crime
22
3.4%
Drug Offences
15
2.3%
Weapons Possession
5
0.8%
Robbery
4
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.3%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: ST5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in ST5 (35.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (20.2%) and Public Order (9.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ST5 has fallen noticeably — by 8.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ST5 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 -8.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.7%

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