Total Crime Rate

412.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.8 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 412.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Robbery 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Town Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 29th 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 Town Road (ST1 2QB) in the last 12 months was 412.3 per 1,000 residents and was 193.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 179.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Road (ST1 2QB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 25 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area 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 Lower Mayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dundas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Free Trade Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myatt Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dilke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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