Total Crime Rate
177.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Furlong Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 185th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Furlong Road (ST6 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 177.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Furlong Road (ST6 5TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kenworthy Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burslem| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linwood Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Littlewalk Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Furlong Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaycean Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meir Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meir Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haymarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linwood Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haymarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Madison Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Hayes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Keele Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madison Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madison Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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