Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornley Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornley Road (ST6 7AN) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornley Road (ST6 7AN), the main crime hotspot is near Metcalfe Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cliffe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Carson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crossley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haywood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Metcalfe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norris Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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