Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wulstan Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 421st 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 Wulstan Road (ST6 3JF) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wulstan Road (ST6 3JF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wulstan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rushton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercia Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Festival Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Festival Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wulstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camoys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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