Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsclere Grove area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 242nd 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 Kingsclere Grove (ST1 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsclere Grove (ST1 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lane Farm Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birches Head & Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buxton Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lane Farm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chorlton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lane Farm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brocklehurst Way | Under investigation |
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