Total Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 220th highest crime rate of 844 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 North Road (ST6 2DN) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (ST6 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Ellis Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maplehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashburton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adkins Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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