Total Crime Rate
347.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
161.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Hillchurch Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 48th 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 Upper Hillchurch Street (ST1 2HD) in the last 12 months was 347.8 per 1,000 residents and was 147.6% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 161.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Hillchurch Street (ST1 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 457 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindop Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huntbach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Huntbach Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Huntbach Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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