Crime Rates at Free Trade Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 2EF

Free Trade Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 361st 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 Free Trade Street (ST1 2EF) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Free Trade Street (ST1 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 54 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.