Crime Rates at Hanley Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6BL

Hanley Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanley Road (ST1 6BL) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanley Road (ST1 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellingham Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingswinford Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.