Total Crime Rate

316.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 316.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prime Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prime Street (ST1 6PS) in the last 12 months was 316.6 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prime Street (ST1 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prime Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardwell Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prime Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Prime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Prime Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Botany Bay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perceval Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perceval Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botany Bay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pensford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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