Total Crime Rate

179.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milburn Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 179th highest crime rate of 844 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 Milburn Road (ST6 2LA) in the last 12 months was 179.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milburn Road (ST6 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Crystal Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crystal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Furnival Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furnival Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furnival Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furnival Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adkins Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harry Eaton Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Furnival Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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