Crime Rates at Lower Mayer Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 2EA

Lower Mayer Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 408th lowest 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 Lower Mayer Street (ST1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Mayer Street (ST1 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindop Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.