Total Crime Rate
130.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Washerwall Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 296th highest crime rate of 841 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 Washerwall Street (ST2 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Washerwall Street (ST2 0RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitridge Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plainfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Housefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nethercote Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Calvary Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Beverley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beverley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Homestead Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitridge Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitridge Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalecot Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitridge Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sydenham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plainfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chadwell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croftfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croftfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Croftfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bargrave Street | — |
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