Total Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oversley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Chell & Packmoor , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Oversley Road (ST6 6TX) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Great Chell & Packmoor average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oversley Road (ST6 6TX), the main crime hotspot is near Kemnay Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Chell & Packmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemnay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchover Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenlock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenlock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orlestone Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Withington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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