Total Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ball Hayes Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 270th highest crime rate of 844 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 Ball Hayes Road (ST6 6PL) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ball Hayes Road (ST6 6PL), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ball Hayes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Rowhurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catharine Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catharine Road —
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Data Sources

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