Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 844 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 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (ST2 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Newstead Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neale Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Bryant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bryant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wallis Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hulton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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