Total Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hyssop Place area has the 41st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 353rd 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 Hyssop Place (ST6 8BW) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 14 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hyssop Place (ST6 8BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bullhurst Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chetwynd Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baddeley, Milton & Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pioneer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Waverley Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetwynd Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetwynd Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Drive | — |
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