Total Crime Rate

1425.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

640.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1425.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 640.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 461.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 389.2 10/10
  • Public order 191.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.8 10/10
  • Other theft 77.8 10/10
  • Burglary 59.9 10/10
  • Drugs 53.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.9 10/10
  • Robbery 35.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 5th highest crime rate of 841 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 Linfield Road (ST1 2PE) in the last 12 months was 1425.2 per 1,000 residents and was 914.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 640.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linfield Road (ST1 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Street. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wellington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mynors Street —
Apr 2026Public order Gilman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosedawn Close East —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jervis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jervis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Perry Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Perry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ringland Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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