Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 77.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wellfield Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellfield Road (ST2 0DD) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Road (ST2 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croftfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawlish Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tiverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tiverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tiverton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croftfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croftfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Utterby Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ubberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tiverton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bargrave Street
Apr 2026Public order Housefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tring Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Middlefield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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