Total Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 162.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Park Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 228th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northwood Park Road (ST1 2DR) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Park Road (ST1 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Myatt Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baskerville Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northwood Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Boulton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Free Trade Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dundas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tierney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myatt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jervis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birches Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarleton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Gibbins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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