Total Crime Rate

151.8 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 151.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dawlish Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawlish Drive (ST2 0HX) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawlish Drive (ST2 0HX), the main crime hotspot is near Twigg Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawlish Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wendy Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Wendy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wendy Close Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yateley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Causeley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundorne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Twigg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Twigg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Twigg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twigg Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twigg Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Farleigh Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farleigh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twigg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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