Total Crime Rate
101.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wellington Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 835 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 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Stoke average (137.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Street (PL1 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Belmont Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valletort Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valletort Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzroy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Napier Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corea Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Valletort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Valletort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Devonport Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Corea Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belmont Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | South Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nelson Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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