Total Crime Rate

159.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 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 159.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Essington Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essington Way (ST6 5EE) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essington Way (ST6 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatherton Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carsington Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essington Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudyard Lake Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essington Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Carsington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Torside Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernilee Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Hatherton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hatherton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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