Crime Rates at Dale Avenue, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 8AT

Dale Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 371st 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 Dale Avenue (ST6 8AT) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% higher than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Avenue (ST6 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.