Total Crime Rate
89.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Perceval Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 396th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Perceval Street (ST1 6PY) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Birches Head & Northwood average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Perceval Street (ST1 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prime Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botany Bay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botany Bay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pensford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Perceval Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Perceval Street | β |
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