Total Crime Rate

294.1 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 294.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 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

Garth Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 58th highest crime rate of 844 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 Garth Street (ST1 2DA) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 124.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Street (ST1 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntbach Street, where police recorded 325 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (156 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbour Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbour Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Walk
Sep 2025Public order Linfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Linfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linfield Road
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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