Is Elswick Road in City of Stoke-on-Trent safe?

Elswick Road has an area-safety proxy score of 30/100. It uses recorded incident counts for the associated LSOA, not a population-adjusted crime rate or a prediction of personal safety. Based on police.uk open data.

Elswick Road

City of Stoke-on-Trent, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 45/100 Transport proximity 30/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 30/100; transport-stop proximity 30/100; daily amenities 32/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 45/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

All available profile scores are below 45/100.

Review the component scores and missing data against your own requirements.

Families

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; family indicators 55/100; green-space proximity 45/100; daily amenities 32/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 30/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 32/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; green-space proximity 45/100; daily amenities 32/100; amenity proximity 45/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 30/100; daily amenities 32/100; area-safety proxy 30/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Liveability Score

Indicative · relative within City of Stoke-on-Trent

Low confidence Based on no transaction data, 5 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Score 30/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

How Life Works Here

Elswick Road is located in City of Stoke-on-Trent, near Stoke-on-Trent. The associated LSOA area has 190 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 2 nearby amenities. The closest is Yi-Cha (cafe, 273m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Lordship Lane) is 317m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,545; owner-occupied homes 30%; social housing 7.2%; retired population 19%; average household size 2.1. There are 6 schools within 2 km, 6 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Primary schools are nearby, though secondary options may require travel. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is families at 42/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 41/100. Its recorded district percentile is 28. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Low (30)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Low (32)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Low (30)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Fair (45)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Fair (55)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Fair (45)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

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Nearby Amenities

Yi-Cha273m (3.4 min walk)

atm339m (4.2 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Elswick Road, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (1)

PureGym 450m · 6 min walk

hospitals (1)

pHskin Cosmetic Clinic 1802m · 22 min walk

All hospitals in City of Stoke-on-Trent →

libraries (3)

Stoke Library 1663m · 21 min walk
City Central Library (Hanley) 1786m · 22 min walk
City Central Library 1905m · 24 min walk

All libraries in City of Stoke-on-Trent →

parks & green spaces (5)

Fenton Park 727m · 9 min walk
Trent Mill Nature Park 823m · 10 min walk
Caldon Quay Park 981m · 12 min walk
Albert Square 1264m · 16 min walk
Glebedale Park 1580m · 20 min walk

schools (5)

Christ Church CofE Primary Academy 933m · 12 min walk
Co-op Academy Glebe 1159m · 14 min walk
Waterside Primary School 1213m · 15 min walk
Our Lady's Catholic Academy 1234m · 15 min walk
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy 1695m · 21 min walk

All schools in City of Stoke-on-Trent →

Transport Links

Lordship Lane bus_stop317m

Berry Hill Road bus_stop553m

Alfred Street bus_stop652m

Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station rail_station1342m

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Data Transparency

5 open data sources

57% data uniqueness

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OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.

Data updated: 11 September 2026