Total Crime Rate

258.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.7 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 258.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Crestbrook Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 98th highest crime rate of 841 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 Crestbrook Road (ST2 8EB) in the last 12 months was 258.8 per 1,000 residents and was 125.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 126.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crestbrook Road (ST2 8EB), 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 Crestbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Abbots Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Road
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 Greenway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croxden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmsmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmsmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elmsmere Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Abbots Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Eaves Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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