Total Crime Rate
230.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning 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.
View Crime In Stoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartholomew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oates Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pilgrim Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milehouse Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartholomew Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fredington Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fredington Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sturdee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sturdee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturdee Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crantock Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crantock Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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