Total Crime Rate
94.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Eaves Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 411th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Little Eaves Lane (ST2 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Abbey Hulton average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Eaves Lane (ST2 8LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crestbrook Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birchfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crestbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Eaves Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crestbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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