Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellington Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 307th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (PL1 5RT) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Stoke average (133.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (PL1 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Belmont Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sylvan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albemarle Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stopford Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valletort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corea Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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