Total Crime Rate

386.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 386.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.9 10/10
  • Public order 57.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Town Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 28th 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 Town Road (ST1 2QB) in the last 12 months was 386.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 179.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Road (ST1 2QB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Town Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glover Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Festing Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John Street —
Sep 2025Burglary St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myatt Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dilke Street —
Sep 2025Public order Fairfax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Myatt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbour Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbour Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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