Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stross Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 416th lowest 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 Stross Avenue (ST6 6NB) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stross Avenue (ST6 6NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Unicorn Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Hill Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stross Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelhurst Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Avonside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Almar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Unicorn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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