Crime Rates at Hesketh Avenue, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 8AW

Hesketh Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hesketh Avenue (ST6 8AW) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery 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 ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesketh Avenue (ST6 8AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill View, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.