Crime Rate in Birches Head & Northwood, ward

Birches Head & Northwood has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Stoke-on-Trent district and the 916th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 65th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birches Head & Northwood in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Stoke-on-Trent district average (134.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birches Head & Northwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 531 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 65.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 676 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birches Head & Northwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.