Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lightwater Grove area has the 41st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lightwater Grove (ST2 7PP) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwater Grove (ST2 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxley Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downfield Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lightwater Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newford Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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