Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 99.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 6NS) 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 6NS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barthomley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boulton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myatt Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birches Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Gibbins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barthomley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gleneagles Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dundas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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