Total Crime Rate

270.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 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 270.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chain Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 89th 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 Chain Street (ST6 1NA) in the last 12 months was 270.6 per 1,000 residents and was 274.0% higher than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chain Street (ST6 1NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baden Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chain Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Ford Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Ford Green Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Ford Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Ford Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Ford Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Community Drive
Apr 2026Public order Kingfisher Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Ford Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Ford Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Ford Green Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Ford Green Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ford Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Croft Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chain Street

Data Sources

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