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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ST8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ST8 recorded 89 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.08 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 11.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring61.84 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment89 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 11.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

89
trending_down -25.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

61.84per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

641

Within ST8 district

Stoke-on-Trent

21,816

Estimated population

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Live Points
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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Meadows Way Map
total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 4
13
Cross Street Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Shopping Area Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other theft: 1
4
Shakespeare Court Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Public order: 1
3
Mayfield Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Jubilee Close Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Grangefields Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1
3
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 2 Possession of weapons: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2
Woodland Street Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Public order: 1
2
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
89 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
31
34.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
23
25.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
9
10.1%
Public Order
6
6.7%
Other Theft
5
5.6%
Vehicle Crime
4
4.5%
Burglary
3
3.4%
Weapons Possession
2
2.2%
Other Crime
2
2.2%
Shoplifting
2
2.2%
Drug Offences
1
1.1%
Robbery
1
1.1%

Crime Analysis: ST8

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in ST8 at 34.8%. Anti-social Behaviour (25.8%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ST8 has fallen sharply — by 11.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ST8 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 -25.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -11.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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