Crime Rates at Abbey Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 8AY

Abbey Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 317th 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 Road (ST2 8AY) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% higher than the Abbey Hulton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (ST2 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grantham Place, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.