Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Festing Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 298th highest crime rate of 844 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 Festing Street (ST1 2JA) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festing Street (ST1 2JA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Festing Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hillcrest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hillcrest Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hillcrest Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillcrest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hillcrest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hillcrest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillcrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lindop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillcrest Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Jervis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntbach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Huntbach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Huntbach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntbach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntbach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntbach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntbach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntbach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Huntbach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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