Total Crime Rate

239.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 239.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rawlins Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 101st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rawlins Street (ST1 6PE) in the last 12 months was 239.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawlins Street (ST1 6PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baskerville Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rawlins Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Janet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Jervis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jervis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boulton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vincent Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rawlins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hammersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bucknall Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perceval Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perceval Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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