Crime Rates at Birch Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6PP

Birch Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 318th 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 Birch Street (ST1 6PP) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Street (ST1 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.