Crime Rates at Barthomley Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6NL

Barthomley Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 307th highest crime rate of 841 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 Barthomley Road (ST1 6NL) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barthomley Road (ST1 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrick Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acton Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.