Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

South Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 272nd 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 South Road (ST2 8JF) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (ST2 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newstead Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cliveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neale Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greasley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Kevermunt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croxden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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