Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 99.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Withington Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Chell & Packmoor , and the 413th highest crime rate of 841 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 Withington Road (ST6 6RY) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Great Chell & Packmoor average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withington Road (ST6 6RY), the main crime hotspot is near John Wallace Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Withington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Houldsworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orlestone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Wallace Close —
Apr 2026Robbery John Wallace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chorley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wallace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wallace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wallace Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wallace Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Houldsworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recorder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recorder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morgan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chorley Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chorley Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppull Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meiklejohn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heskin Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chorley Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Latham Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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