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

Abbey Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 841 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 Abbey Road (ST2 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (ST2 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newstead Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.