Crime Rates at Cloister Walk, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 8AP

Cloister Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 257th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cloister Walk (ST2 8AP) in the last 12 months was 147.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Abbey Hulton average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cloister Walk (ST2 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.