Crime Rates at Barry Avenue, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 8AE

Barry Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barry Avenue (ST2 8AE) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barry Avenue (ST2 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Winston Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.