Total Crime Rate
212.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spire Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 130th highest crime rate of 844 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 Spire Close (ST6 8DY) in the last 12 months was 212.7 per 1,000 residents and was 181.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 149.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spire Close (ST6 8DY), the main crime hotspot is near Borrowdale Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baddeley, Milton & Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlett Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Borrowdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradbury Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kisdon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adderley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Waverley Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Borrowdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yarnbrook Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarnbrook Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarnbrook Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarnbrook Grove | Under investigation |
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