Crime Rates at Holehouse Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 8JR

Holehouse Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Holehouse Road (ST2 8JR) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holehouse Road (ST2 8JR), 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.