Crime Rates at Wain Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 4ES

Wain Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 173rd 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 Wain Street (ST6 4ES) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wain Street (ST6 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Sytchmill Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.