Total Crime Rate

186.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Ladywell Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 186th 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 Ladywell Road (ST6 5BP) in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladywell Road (ST6 5BP), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Square. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ladywell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Farndale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladywell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haymarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haymarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mc Kinley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mc Kinley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madison Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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