Total Crime Rate
137.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025School 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.
View Crime In Abbey Hulton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elstree Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Street | — |
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