Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunwood Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 86th 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 Dunwood Drive (ST6 7BW) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunwood Drive (ST6 7BW), the main crime hotspot is near Oakville Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradeley & Chell Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patterdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunningdale Close | — |
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