Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 6TF
How much crime is recorded in ST1 6TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birches Head
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,210 (2024)
ST1 6TFStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST1 6TF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 6TF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 6TFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.04.6
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 142% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.