Total Crime Rate

187.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.3 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 187.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Richardson Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 841 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 Richardson Place (ST6 6HL) in the last 12 months was 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.0% higher than the Bradeley & Chell Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richardson Place (ST6 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near John Wallace Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richardson Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baskeyfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recorder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recorder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sutton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Buckley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alcester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cormie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cormie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wallace Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wallace Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wallace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehead Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Whitehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wallace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery John Wallace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
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Data Sources

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