Total Crime Rate
276.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastbourne Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 67th 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 Eastbourne Road (ST1 6RA) in the last 12 months was 276.0 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 148.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastbourne Road (ST1 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birches Head & Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Janet Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Northwood Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mynors Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mynors Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlins Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rawlins Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tierney Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cresswell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balfour Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cresswell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baskerville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baskerville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baskerville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Janet Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jervis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Linfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linfield Road | Under investigation |
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