Total Crime Rate

182.8 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 182.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodhead Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 170th 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 Woodhead Road (ST2 8DH) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 164.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhead Road (ST2 8DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5009, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friars Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Uplands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A5009 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abbots Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uplands Road —
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Data Sources

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