Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Millward Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 155th highest 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 Millward Road (ST2 9EX) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% higher than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average (148.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millward Road (ST2 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Leicester Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Millward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maidstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lillydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corneville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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