Total Crime Rate

207.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 207.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elder Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 148th highest crime rate of 841 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 Elder Road (ST6 2HE) in the last 12 months was 207.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Road (ST6 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorcroft Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sandbach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rushton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawthorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary William Sayer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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