Total Crime Rate

216.8 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 216.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Molesworth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 97th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Molesworth Road (PL3 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 216.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molesworth Road (PL3 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northesk Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Molesworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ford Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Packington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milehouse Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northesk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northesk Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Road —
Sep 2025Public order Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sturdee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3396 Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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