Total Crime Rate

148.9 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • 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

De La Hay Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 175th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around De La Hay Avenue (PL3 4HS) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De La Hay Avenue (PL3 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alma Road, where police recorded 48 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 De La Hay Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maker View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Sep 2025Public order Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ashley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Haystone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haystone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whittington Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whittington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary De La Hay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cuffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cuffe Road —
Sep 2025Other crime St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maker View Under investigation

Data Sources

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