Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sneyd Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sneyd Street (ST6 2NW) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sneyd Street (ST6 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellingham Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingswinford Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sneyd Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buxton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haliford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haliford Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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