Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bird Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Bird Road (ST3 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bird Road (ST3 6AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Macdonald Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney

Crime Over Time in Bird Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clynes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clynes Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henderson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownfield Road —
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Data Sources

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