Crime Rates at Margaret Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 2AP

Margaret Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 239th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margaret Street (ST1 2AP) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Street (ST1 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastbourne Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.