Crime Rates at Preston Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 1SG

Preston Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 199th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Street (ST6 1SG) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 125.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Street (ST6 1SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baden Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stellar Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.