Total Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnaby Road 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 Burnaby Road (ST6 5PY) 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 Burnaby Road (ST6 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Walley Drive. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garbett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garbett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brakespeare Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marldon Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maureen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Farm View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Murray Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henshall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawfield Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henshall Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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