Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pensford Grove area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pensford Grove (ST1 6SF) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pensford Grove (ST1 6SF), 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.
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 | Violence and sexual offences | Botany Bay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botany Bay Road | Under investigation |
| 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 |
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