Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sytchmill Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sytchmill Way (ST6 4GD) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sytchmill Way (ST6 4GD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sytchmill Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billinge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murhall Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billinge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wedgwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Federation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sytchmill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sytchmill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pack Horse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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