Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swallow Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Chell & Packmoor , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 844 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 Swallow Road (ST7 4GG) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Great Chell & Packmoor average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Swallow Road (ST7 4GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Samuel Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scragg Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Chell & Packmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorhen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackbird Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rainford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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