Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newhouse Road area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 142nd 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 Newhouse Road (ST2 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhouse Road (ST2 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Newstead Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newhouse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neale Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kevermunt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Grove
Apr 2026Burglary Cliveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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