Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 3HL

Waterloo Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 52nd 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 Waterloo Road (ST6 3HL) in the last 12 months was 299.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 3HL), 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.