Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blithfield Way area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 266th 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 Blithfield Way (ST6 8GS) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blithfield Way (ST6 8GS), the main crime hotspot is near Longfellow Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blithfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Longfellow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Row Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bullhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bullhurst Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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