Total Crime Rate

347.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 347.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Town Road 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 Old Town Road (ST1 2JS) 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 Old Town Road (ST1 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntbach Street, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Town Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dilke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntbach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Quadrant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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