Total Crime Rate

253.4 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 253.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Public order 46.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Winifred Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 85th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winifred Street (ST1 5DN) in the last 12 months was 253.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winifred Street (ST1 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Rosevean Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winifred Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Denbigh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chelwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamford Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowness Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowness Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bowness Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bowness Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamford Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamford Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Brocklehurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rosevean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosevean Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosevean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastbank Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mulgrave Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Wayte Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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