Crime Rates at Elmcroft Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 8HF

Elmcroft Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 100th highest crime rate of 844 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 Elmcroft Road (ST2 8HF) in the last 12 months was 239.9 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 155.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmcroft Road (ST2 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near Elmsmere Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.