Total Crime Rate

598.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

311.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 598.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 311.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.5 10/10
  • Public order 70.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Robbery 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • 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

Werrington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 17th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Werrington Road (ST2 9AL) in the last 12 months was 598.4 per 1,000 residents and was 302.7% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 311.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Werrington Road (ST2 9AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Werrington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tewkesbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Runnymede Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Guy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Werrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Werrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Godfrey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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