Total Crime Rate
280.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Timble Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 64th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Timble Close (ST2 0AX) in the last 12 months was 280.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% higher than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Timble Close (ST2 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Tiverton Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vowchurch Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uffington Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tiverton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiverton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiverton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vowchurch Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackenfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Romer Side | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackenfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackenfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackenfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vowchurch Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackenfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brackenfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brackenfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brackenfield Avenue | Local resolution |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.