Crime Rates at Morton Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 3PL

Morton Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 388th highest crime rate of 841 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 Morton Street (ST6 3PL) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Burslem average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Street (ST6 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Navigation Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.