Crime Rates at Salters Close, Werrington, Stoke-on-trent, ST9 0DB

Salters Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cellarhead , and the 7th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salters Close (ST9 0DB) in the last 12 months was 283.6 per 1,000 residents and was 273.0% higher than the Cellarhead average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 207.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Close (ST9 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Village Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.