Total Crime Rate

715.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 715.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 310.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 221.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barks Drive area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 11th 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 Barks Drive (ST6 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 715.8 per 1,000 residents and was 847.9% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 368.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barks Drive (ST6 8EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Burnett Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barks Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarnbrook Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barks Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarnbrook Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithyfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarnbrook Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnett Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnett Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallorie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mallorie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Yarnbrook Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smithyfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithyfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnett Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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