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 267th highest crime rate of 844 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 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furlong Passage (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.