Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Westwood Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Westwood Road (ST3 6BH) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (ST3 6BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Walk, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Grange (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent

Crime Over Time in Westwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Harvey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Harvey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penfleet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Penfleet Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penfleet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Brookhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitcombe Road
Apr 2026Public order Whitcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brookhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brookhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grange Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.