Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.5 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 186.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meadow Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 185th 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 Meadow Road (ST6 6PS) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (ST6 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road
Apr 2026Drugs Sutton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bentley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alcester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Buckley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ball Hayes Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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