Total Crime Rate

174.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 174.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 204th highest crime rate of 841 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 Sytchmill Way (ST6 4GR) in the last 12 months was 174.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 99.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sytchmill Way (ST6 4GR), 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 (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Street South Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riley Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street 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 Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billinge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evans Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mountford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baddeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baddeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baddeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bycars Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bycars Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bycars Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murhall Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billinge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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