Crime Rate in Meir North, ward

Meir North has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Stoke-on-Trent district and the 1386th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 121st highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Meir North in the last 12 months was 111.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Stoke-on-Trent district average (134.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Meir North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 379 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 89.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 458 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Meir North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 66 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Denewood Place (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.