Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromer Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 327th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

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 Cromer Road (ST1 6AN) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Abbey Hulton average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromer Road (ST1 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bucknall Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royden Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5272 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bucknall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5272 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Royden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bucknall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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