Crime Rates at Festival Close, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 3LG

Festival Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 122nd 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 Festival Close (ST6 3LG) in the last 12 months was 218.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festival Close (ST6 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.