Crime Rates at Abbotts Drive, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 6HU

Abbotts Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

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 Abbotts Drive (ST1 6HU) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 214.4% higher than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 99.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotts Drive (ST1 6HU), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.