Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 125.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birch Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 314th 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 Birch Street (ST1 6PP) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Street (ST1 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prime Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawlins Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarleton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perceval Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perceval Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Prime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boulton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botany Bay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botany Bay Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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