Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fawfield Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 320th 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 Fawfield Drive (ST6 5NR) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawfield Drive (ST6 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Farm View, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ancaster Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fawfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marldon Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maureen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garbett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garbett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawfield Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golf Links Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brakespeare Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Heath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Farm View —
Apr 2026Burglary Broadfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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