Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birchover Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Chell & Packmoor , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 841 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 Birchover Way (ST6 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchover Way (ST6 6UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kemnay Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshland Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wenlock Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orlestone Place | Under investigation |
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