Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Lane (ST2 8AU) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Abbey Hulton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Lane (ST2 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neale Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
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Data Sources

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