Total Crime Rate

340.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.3 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 340.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 51st highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 2JB) in the last 12 months was 340.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 2JB), 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 Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rushton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wulstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorcroft Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barrett Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hawthorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary William Sayer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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