Crime Rates at Ward Place, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 6NZ

Ward Place area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 358th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Ward Place (ST6 6NZ) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Place (ST6 6NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehead Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.