Crime Rates at Elmwood Close, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-trent, ST11 9LT

Elmwood Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Caverswall , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

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 Elmwood Close (ST11 9LT) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Caverswall average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Close (ST11 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Court, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.