Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrop Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harrop Street (ST1 2NA) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrop Street (ST1 2NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrick Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Terrace (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harrop Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fairfax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Myatt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myatt Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birches Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glover Street
Sep 2025Public order Campbell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Boulton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rawlins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hammersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mount Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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