Crime Rates at Furlong Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 5UN

Furlong Road 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 Furlong Road (ST6 5UN) 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 Furlong Road (ST6 5UN), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Park Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.