Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sytchmill Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 395th highest crime rate of 844 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 Sytchmill Way (ST6 4GD) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sytchmill Way (ST6 4GD), the main crime hotspot is near Sytchmill Way. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 35 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wain Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Federation Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wedgwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedgwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darwin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Herd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Federation Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Federation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Federation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Clowes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Clowes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Barber Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wedgwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlong Passage β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sytchmill Way β€”
Sep 2025Public order Murhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murhall Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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