Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 102.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Whitfield Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 398th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Road (ST6 8JN) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Road (ST6 8JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollowood Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bew Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollowood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollowood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollowood Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corfield Place
Apr 2026Public order Corfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hinchco Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bemersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinchco Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinchco Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bemersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bew Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knypersley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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