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

Festival Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 99th highest crime rate of 841 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 258.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 142.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% 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 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Street (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.