Total Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wheatfields area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatfields (ST6 7QD) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Bradeley & Chell Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wheatfields (ST6 7QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brammer Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherratt Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayling Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brammer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brammer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crediton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Skellern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shemilt Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland View | Under investigation |
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