Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 6JP
How much crime is recorded in ST1 6JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birches Head
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,727 (2024)
ST1 6JPStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST1 6JP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 69.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 6JP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
69.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST1 6JPNational
Violence and sexual offences59.223.6
Anti-social behaviour34.010.7
Public order14.94.6
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Other theft8.14.5
Burglary7.59.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery1.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.