Total Crime Rate

152.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Latimer Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 241st 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 Latimer Way (ST2 0HS) in the last 12 months was 152.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latimer Way (ST2 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Leicester Place. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Latimer Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brackenfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wendover Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Oakham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brackenfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brecon Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Truro Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Truro Place
Sep 2025Public order Brecon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brassington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brassington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wendover Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Farleigh Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brackenfield Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farleigh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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