Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emerald Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Emerald Way (ST6 8HL) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emerald Way (ST6 8HL), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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