Crime Rates at Grafton Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 2HN

Grafton 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 Grafton Street (ST1 2HN) 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 Grafton Street (ST1 2HN), the main crime hotspot is near Huntbach Street. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.