Crime Rates at Smithyfield Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 8JT

Smithyfield Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 124th 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 Smithyfield Road (ST6 8JT) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithyfield Road (ST6 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Thursfield Place. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.