Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oxford Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 404th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Avenue (ST1 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Avenue (ST1 6DJ), 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 Oxford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haliford Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haliford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holden Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buxton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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