Crime Rates at Avoca Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 2NT

Avoca Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 228th 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 Avoca Street (ST1 2NT) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avoca Street (ST1 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrick Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baskerville Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.