Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbots Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbots Road (ST2 8DX) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Road (ST2 8DX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbots Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbots Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kevermunt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carmount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beard Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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