Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

School Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Road (ST2 8BS) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (ST2 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grantham Place, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street

Data Sources

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