Total Crime Rate

296.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 76th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Road (ST6 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 296.6 per 1,000 residents and was 309.8% higher than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Road (ST6 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilding Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilding Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowen Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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