Total Crime Rate

129.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Trafalgar Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 299th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trafalgar Street (ST1 5AY) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trafalgar Street (ST1 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Foundry Street (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Trafalgar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsh Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kibworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Foundry Street —
Apr 2026Public order Kibworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kibworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kibworth Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rixdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Bryan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Foundry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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