Birches Head & Northwood ward · Stoke-on-Trent. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 22% across Stoke-on-Trent (9.3 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 27% here, compared with 20% across Stoke-on-Trent (6.3 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 19.8% here, compared with 21.8% across Stoke-on-Trent (2 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Birches Head & Northwood ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,123 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,144 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Birches Head & Northwood ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 89 mapped crimes in September 2024; 80 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Birches Head & Northwood
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
89
27
October 2024
82
17
November 2024
83
13
December 2024
93
25
January 2025
84
6
February 2025
83
13
March 2025
103
27
April 2025
95
28
May 2025
108
32
June 2025
116
31
July 2025
107
29
August 2025
101
22
September 2025
103
32
October 2025
79
35
November 2025
87
30
December 2025
137
18
January 2026
89
21
February 2026
95
36
March 2026
88
27
April 2026
66
30
May 2026
70
31
June 2026
118
32
July 2026
111
50
August 2026
80
38
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Birches Head & Northwood
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
506
public order
138
criminal damage arson
111
other theft
92
burglary
54
drugs
53
vehicle crime
50
possession of weapons
28
shoplifting
26
robbery
25
other crime
25
bicycle theft
9
theft from the person
6
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
