Total Crime Rate

224.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 224.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 132nd 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 Elder Road (ST6 2JF) in the last 12 months was 224.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Road (ST6 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 43 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawthorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary William Sayer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Milburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Brocklehurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douglas Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crystal Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rushton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crystal Street —
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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