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Crime · Stoke
Reported crime in central Stoke
5,673 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 166 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,673
Rate / 1,000
166
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,252 | 40% |
| Shoplifting | 936 | 16% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 436 | 8% |
| Public order | 398 | 7% |
| Other theft | 393 | 7% |
| Anti social behaviour | 356 | 6% |
| Vehicle crime | 205 | 4% |
| Drugs | 188 | 3% |
| Burglary | 130 | 2% |
| Other crime | 99 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 92 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 70 | 1% |
| Robbery | 67 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 51 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 169 | 211 | 155 | 180 | 166 | 170 | 178 | 211 | 209 | 174 | 230 | 199 | 2252 |
| Shoplifting | 46 | 83 | 93 | 76 | 93 | 86 | 104 | 84 | 72 | 95 | 60 | 44 | 936 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 36 | 52 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 436 |
| Public order | 30 | 31 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 39 | 398 |
| Other theft | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 393 |
| Anti social behaviour | 34 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 20 | 33 | 48 | 40 | 31 | 356 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 205 |
| Drugs | 22 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 188 |
| Burglary | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 130 |
| Other crime | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 99 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 92 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 70 |
| Robbery | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 67 |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 51 |
| Total | 421 | 501 | 429 | 444 | 458 | 444 | 485 | 517 | 513 | 495 | 509 | 457 | 5673 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Stoke, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 34,157.