Total Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northwood Green 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 Northwood Green (ST1 2AR) 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 Northwood Green (ST1 2AR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Northwood Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarleton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homer Street —
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Data Sources

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