Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.6 5/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanley Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 239th 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 6DF) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanley Road (ST1 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Kingswinford Place. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esperanto Way —
Sep 2025Public order Haliford Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phillipson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haliford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holden Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phillipson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hanley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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