Crime Rates at Westbury Close, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6SE

Westbury Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Westbury Close (ST1 6SE) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Birches Head & Northwood average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Close (ST1 6SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prime Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willdale Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.