Crime Rates at Westbourne Drive, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 5LZ

Westbourne Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Westbourne Drive (ST6 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Drive (ST6 5LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Hayes Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linwood Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.