Total Crime Rate

276.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastbourne 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.

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Crime Over Time in Eastbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Janet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Northwood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mynors Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mynors Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rawlins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tierney Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balfour Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cresswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Janet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jervis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Linfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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