Crime Rates at Briarbank Close, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 4RS

Briarbank Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanford, Newstead & Trentham , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briarbank Close (ST4 4RS) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher than the Hanford, Newstead & Trentham average (59.3 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarbank Close (ST4 4RS), the main crime hotspot is near Garfield Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.