Hobson Street, Burslem, Staffordshire

Hobson Street is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Hobson Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Hobson Street is located in the Moorcroft ward of the Stoke-on-Trent district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 53.044244, -2.190387
Grid Ref SJ873496
Suburb Smallthorne
Constituency Stoke-on-Trent North
Postcodes ST6 2AQ, ST6 2AR, ST6 2AW

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Hobson Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Hobson Street, Staffordshire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Hobson Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Staffordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Hobson Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation
4 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Hobson Street and compared that to the average for the Moorcroft ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hobson Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Moorcroft ward

Social economic statistics for Hobson Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Hobson Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hobson Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Hobson Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hobson Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Hobson Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hobson Street are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Hobson Street are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Hobson Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hobson Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hobson Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Hobson Street.

Unemployment in Hobson Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.82% of Hobson Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hobson Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hobson Street. The proportion of retirees on Hobson Street is 16.61% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.21% of Hobson Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hobson Street

The proportion of home owners on Hobson Street is 2.7% lower than the national average of 62%. 29.07% of properties in Hobson Street are private rented and 9.3% are social rented.
59.3% of residents of Hobson Street own their home

Country of Birth of Hobson Street residents

The proportion if Hobson Street residents born in the UK is 4.85% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.5% of Hobson Street residents were born outside the UK.
87.5% of Hobson Street residents were born in the UK

Hobson Street Summary

With house prices in Hobson Street less than the average for Staffordshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Hobson Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Hobson Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Hobson Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Hobson Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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