Total Crime Rate

229.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 229.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Abbey Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 127th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Street (ST2 8BX) in the last 12 months was 229.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.3% higher 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 22 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 Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (ST2 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 32 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 Abbey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elstree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbots Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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