Total Crime Rate
162.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wade Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 227th highest crime rate of 841 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 Wade Street (ST6 1HW) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.7% higher than the Bradeley & Chell Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wade Street (ST6 1HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bank Hall Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorland Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garlick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wade Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadhurst Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bowden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garlick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Steele Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wade Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macclesfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moorland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steele Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macclesfield Street | Under investigation |
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