Total Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Browning Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 90th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Road (PL2 3AR) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher than the Stoke average (133.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browning Road (PL2 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Browning Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartholomew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oates Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pilgrim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milehouse Road —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fredington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fredington Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sturdee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crantock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crantock Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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