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

Waterloo Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 844 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 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.