Crime Rate in Goldenhill & Sandyford, ward

Goldenhill & Sandyford has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Stoke-on-Trent district and the 1452nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 127th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Goldenhill & Sandyford in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Stoke-on-Trent district average (134.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Goldenhill & Sandyford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 346 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 118.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 447 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Goldenhill & Sandyford ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cartlich Street, with 45 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ancaster Street (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.