Crime Rates at Sandbach Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 2DR

Sandbach Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 220th highest 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 Sandbach Road (ST6 2DR) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbach Road (ST6 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandbach Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindley Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.