Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eros Crescent 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 Eros Crescent (ST1 6RN) 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 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 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 Eros Crescent (ST1 6RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prime Street, where police recorded 29 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.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pensford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Prime Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birches Head Road | Under investigation |
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