Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Penlee Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 147th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penlee Way (PL3 4AW) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% higher than the Stoke average (133.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlee Way (PL3 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maker View (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penlee Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maker View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valletort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maker View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutger Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sylvan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rutger Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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