Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

St Nicholas Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 365th 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 St Nicholas Avenue (ST6 8JW) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Avenue (ST6 8JW), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knypersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollowood Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollowood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollowood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hinchco Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bew Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinchco Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinchco Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corfield Place —
Apr 2026Public order Corfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
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Data Sources

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