Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Limeheath Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limeheath Place (ST6 5ND) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limeheath Place (ST6 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Hayes Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbourne Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limeheath Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherton Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Hayes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Carsington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayshott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Drive
Apr 2026Other crime Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road
Apr 2026Other theft New Hayes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Botham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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