Total Crime Rate
94.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waterloo Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 403rd 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 Waterloo Road (ST6 2ER) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterloo Road (ST6 2ER), 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 Elm Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birches Head & Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macintyre Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camoys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mercia Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warburton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wulstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bettany Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wulstan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorcroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wulstan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hobson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercia Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Road | — |
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