Crime Rates at Birches Head Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6LQ

Birches Head Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 74th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birches Head Road (ST1 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 268.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birches Head Road (ST1 6LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrick Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Terrace (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.