Total Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waterloo Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 389th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 2ER) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitt Street East, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonor Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rushton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road
Apr 2026Public order Emerson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wulstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pitt Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitt Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camoys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorcroft Close
Apr 2026Public order Macintyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macintyre Street
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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