Crime Rates at Railway Cottages, Brown Lees, Stoke-on-trent, ST8 6PL

Railway Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

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 Railway Cottages (ST8 6PL) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher than the Biddulph North average (31.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Cottages (ST8 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Row (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.