Total Crime Rate

108.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakham Way area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 375th highest crime rate of 841 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 Oakham Way (ST2 0LA) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakham Way (ST2 0LA), 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 Oakham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ubberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruthin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reading Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Reading Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelmsford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ruthin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Way 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 Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Brassington Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakham Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawlish Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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