Total Crime Rate

239.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 239.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 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

Woodall Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 119th highest crime rate of 841 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 Woodall Street (ST1 5ED) in the last 12 months was 239.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodall Street (ST1 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wayte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary William Sayer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansgate Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stansgate Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crystal Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crystal Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douglas Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Brocklehurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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