Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dogcroft Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 271st 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 Dogcroft Road (ST6 6PE) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dogcroft Road (ST6 6PE), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dogcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bentley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowhurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ball Hayes Road —
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Data Sources

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