Boothen & Penkhull
Middle areaSouth west Stoke-on-Trent. 10,405 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 91% of people in Boothen & Penkhull live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Boothen & Penkhull
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boothen & Penkhull at a rate of 222.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 138.7 per 1,000 people across Stoke-on-Trent.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 780 |
| Other crime | 456 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 328 |
| Shoplifting | 236 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 165 |
| Burglary | 121 |
| Drug offences | 89 |
| Vehicle crime | 86 |
| Robbery | 41 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Boothen & Penkhull compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Boothen & Penkhull safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boothen & Penkhull at a rate of 222.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 138.7 per 1,000 people across Stoke-on-Trent.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 186 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Boothen & Penkhull.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (780), other crime (456) and anti-social behaviour (328).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent
These figures are published for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stoke-on-Trent and not Boothen & Penkhull alone. See Stoke-on-Trent
Boothen & Penkhull in brief
The median price paid for a home in Boothen & Penkhull was £130,000 in 2025.
Boothen & Penkhull had 9,443 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in Boothen & Penkhull live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Boothen & Penkhull, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.