Crime Rates at Dickens Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 8LB

Dickens Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 279th lowest 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 Dickens Street (ST2 8LB) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average (148.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Street (ST2 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millward Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welbeck Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.