Total Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookhouse Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 844 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 Brookhouse Lane (ST2 8NE) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookhouse Lane (ST2 8NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookhouse Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fourth Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaskell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Bank Road | — |
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