Crime Rates at Dawlish Drive, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 0HT

Dawlish Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 194th highest crime rate of 841 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 Dawlish Drive (ST2 0HT) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawlish Drive (ST2 0HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wendy Close, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranfield Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.