Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Festing 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 Festing Street (ST1 2JA) 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 Festing Street (ST1 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Huntbach Street. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 55 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcrest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tierney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Huntbach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindop Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindop Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mynors Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jervis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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