Total Crime Rate
1000.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seddon Court area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 6th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Seddon Court (ST1 2PB) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 664.0% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (β 419.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seddon Court (ST1 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birches Head & Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jervis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bucknall Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baskerville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baskerville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lindop Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baskerville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jervis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyke Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tierney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Linfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linfield Road | β |
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