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

Waterloo Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 3HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.