Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushton 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 Rushton Road (ST6 2HW) 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 Rushton Road (ST6 2HW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rushton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elder Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashburton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Emery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wulstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rushton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warburton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bettany Road —
Sep 2025Public order Elder Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davison Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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