Total Crime Rate
149.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grafton Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 248th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Avenue (ST6 7DB) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Avenue (ST6 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near North West Terrace. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baddeley, Milton & Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bank Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Hall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Hall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Hall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Hall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garlick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penrhyn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inglefield Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorneycroft Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Steele Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wade Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wade Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wade Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wade Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Bank Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Narvik Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Narvik Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Bank Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jackfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jackfield Street | Under investigation |
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