Crime Rates at Athena Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6RT

Athena Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athena Road (ST1 6RT) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athena Road (ST1 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prime Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willdale Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.