Total Crime Rate
104.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Michaels Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 375th 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 St Michaels Road (ST6 6LU) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher than the Bradeley & Chell Heath average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Michaels Road (ST6 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Unicorn Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradeley & Chell Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Tudors | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Tudors | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stross Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avonside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avonside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Unicorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hailsham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gemini Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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