Crime Rates at Hammersley Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6LW

Hammersley Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hammersley Street (ST1 6LW) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammersley Street (ST1 6LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 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.