Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Greyhound Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 289th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greyhound Way (ST6 3LL) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 136.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyhound Way (ST6 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greyhound Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elder Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercia Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mulgrave Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mulgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Festival Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Festival Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wulstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Powell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rushton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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