Crime Rates at Drakeford Grove, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 8LD

Drakeford Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 176th 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 Drakeford Grove (ST6 8LD) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakeford Grove (ST6 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnett Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.