Crime Rates at Lindley Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 2DW

Lindley Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 117th 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 Lindley Street (ST6 2DW) in the last 12 months was 242.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (140.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindley Street (ST6 2DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellis Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.