Total Crime Rate

1000.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 1000.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 317.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.5 10/10
  • Public order 125.8 10/10
  • Other theft 83.8 10/10
  • Burglary 47.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seddon 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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

Crime Over Time in Seddon Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jervis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyke Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyke Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bucknall Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lindop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Jervis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tierney Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Walk β€”
Sep 2025Public order Linfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Linfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linfield Road β€”

Data Sources

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