Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Whitridge Grove area has the 26th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 306th 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 Whitridge Grove (ST2 0RR) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitridge Grove (ST2 0RR), the main crime hotspot is near Newcomen Grove. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitridge Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitridge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcomen Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homestead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calvary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Panturner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tally Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tally Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brattice Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalecot Green
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newcomen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plainfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plainfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newcomen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nethercote Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brattice Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitridge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitridge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spalding Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spalding Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spalding Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spalding Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spalding Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitridge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croftfield Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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