Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kelvin Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelvin Avenue (ST1 6BP) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelvin Avenue (ST1 6BP), the main crime hotspot is near Acton Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelvin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buxton Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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