Total Crime Rate
149.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windlass Grove area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 252nd 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 Windlass Grove (ST1 3ST) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windlass Grove (ST1 3ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Badgers Brow, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ivy House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cresswell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seymour Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Homer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Homer Street | — |
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