Total Crime Rate

232.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 232.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walley Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 108th highest crime rate of 844 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 Walley Drive (ST6 5LB) in the last 12 months was 232.7 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% higher than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walley Drive (ST6 5LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cartlich Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walley Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maureen Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maureen Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartlich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cartlich Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Shelford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Henshall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henshall Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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