Total Crime Rate

280.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other crime 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southern Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 64th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southern Way (ST6 1PX) in the last 12 months was 280.6 per 1,000 residents and was 271.6% higher than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Way (ST6 1PX), the main crime hotspot is near Nellan Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Miranda Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Miranda Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nellan Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nellan Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Miranda Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Miranda Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southern Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larksfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwynd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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