Cobridge & Central Forest
Middle areaNorth west Stoke-on-Trent. 8,231 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Cobridge & Central Forest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cobridge & Central Forest
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cobridge & Central Forest at a rate of 152.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 138.7 per 1,000 people across Stoke-on-Trent.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 433 |
| Other crime | 248 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 245 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 102 |
| Vehicle crime | 62 |
| Burglary | 60 |
| Drug offences | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cobridge & Central Forest compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cobridge & Central Forest safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cobridge & Central Forest at a rate of 152.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 138.7 per 1,000 people across Stoke-on-Trent.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 118 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cobridge & Central Forest.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (433), other crime (248) and anti-social behaviour (245).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent
These figures are published for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stoke-on-Trent and not Cobridge & Central Forest alone. See Stoke-on-Trent
Cobridge & Central Forest in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cobridge & Central Forest was £135,000 in 2025.
Cobridge & Central Forest had 7,296 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Cobridge & Central Forest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cobridge & Central Forest, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.