Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clanway Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clanway Lane (ST6 5LU) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clanway Lane (ST6 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walley Drive, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (25 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Hayes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayshott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Hayes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westbourne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westbourne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cartlich Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cartlich Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cartlich Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cartlich Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cartlich Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street (Sandyford) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.