Total Crime Rate

242.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 242.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dividy Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 115th 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 Dividy Road (ST2 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 242.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average (148.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dividy Road (ST2 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Newcomen Grove. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dividy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calvary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitridge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitridge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitridge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tally Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tally Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Panturner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcomen Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Newcomen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newcomen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brattice Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brattice Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitridge Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

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