Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heather View area has the 36th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Heather View (ST6 8BB) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather View (ST6 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Cowen Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heather View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Lea —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bemersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bemersley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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