Crime Rates at Nicholas Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 1AA

Nicholas Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 229th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholas Street (ST6 1AA) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Burslem average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholas Street (ST6 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitt Street East, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Square (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.