Crime Rate in Great Chell & Packmoor, ward

Great Chell & Packmoor has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Stoke-on-Trent district and the 2718th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 270th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Chell & Packmoor in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Stoke-on-Trent district average (134.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Chell & Packmoor’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 362 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -81.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 462 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Chell & Packmoor ward, the main local crime hotspot is near John Wallace Close. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.