Crime Rates at Orpheus Grove, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6RL

Orpheus Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orpheus Grove (ST1 6RL) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orpheus Grove (ST1 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairhaven Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birches Head Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.