Total Crime Rate

221.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Ann Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 119th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Ann Street (ST1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 221.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 130.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Ann Street (ST1 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Ann Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Hordley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyke Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyke Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hordley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hordley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hordley Street —
Sep 2025Public order Northwood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lindop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jervis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balfour Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bucknall Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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