Total Crime Rate
114.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kipling Way area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 337th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kipling Way (ST2 0NX) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kipling Way (ST2 0NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rayleigh Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamble Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rayleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rochford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamble Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwich Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bargrave Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bargrave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bargrave Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gristhorpe Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dereham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taunton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ubberley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwich Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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