Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 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 Newhouse Road (ST2 8BN) 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 Newhouse Road (ST2 8BN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 24 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 Runnymede Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Werrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Treglown Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Godfrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Guy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Werrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neale Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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