Total Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (PL3 4AL) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Grove (PL3 4AL), 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.
View Crime In Stoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B3396 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B3396 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bromley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northesk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Packington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sylvan Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Valletort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northesk Street | — |
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