Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.5 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 147.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodhead Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 258th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhead Road (ST2 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 107.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhead Road (ST2 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Elmsmere Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carmount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beard Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Elmsmere Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmsmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmsmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbots Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbots Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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