Total Crime Rate

133.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

William Coltman Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 844 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 William Coltman Way (ST6 5XB) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Coltman Way (ST6 5XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cartlich Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newfield Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in William Coltman Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurricane Grove —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Child Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Cartlich Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Cartlich Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Hardy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardy Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Newfield Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sneyd Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams Avenue —
Oct 2025Public order Andrew Mulligan Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences William Coltman Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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