Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Wyatt Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abbey Hulton , and the 370th highest crime rate of 841 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 John Wyatt Close (ST2 8NS) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Abbey Hulton average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Wyatt Close (ST2 8NS), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Place. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Wyatt Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Treglown Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cliveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Street
Apr 2026Public order Malcolm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Welbeck Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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