Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eaves Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 844 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 Eaves Lane (ST2 8LE) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eaves Lane (ST2 8LE), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Place. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eaves Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Malcolm Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliveden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaveswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaveswood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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