Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 2HS

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 2HS) 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 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emerson Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.