Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 94.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Abbey Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 407th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Lane (ST2 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Abbey Hulton average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Lane (ST2 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stevenson Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Barry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tewkesbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cluny Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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