Total Crime Rate
108.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 359th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Street (ST6 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Street (ST6 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birches Head & Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorcroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Emery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elder Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange 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 | Elm Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wulstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wulstan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wulstan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashburton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warburton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnival Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furnival Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hillary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Furnival Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Furnival Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Furnival Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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