Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

This 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 This (ST6 2JH) 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 postcode ST6 2JH, the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in ST6 2JH area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Furnival Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elder Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wulstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Furnival Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Furnival Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercia Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Festival Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furnival Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Edgeware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furnival Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Emery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Brocklehurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warburton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Elder Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rushton Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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