Total Crime Rate
159.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ladybower Grove 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 Ladybower Grove (ST6 5FA) 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 Ladybower Grove (ST6 5FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carsington Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridge Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carsington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Torside Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rudyard Lake Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernilee Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essington Way | — |
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