Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newhouse Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 245th 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 Newhouse Road (ST2 8BH) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Abbey Hulton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newhouse Road (ST2 8BH), 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.
View Crime In Abbey Hulton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliveden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hulton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wallis Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bryant Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bryant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neale Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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