Crime Rates at Dover Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 2NN

Dover Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 165th 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 Dover Street (ST1 2NN) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (ST1 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrick Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baskerville Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.