Total Crime Rate

587.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

291.3 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 587.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 291.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.7 9/10
  • Public order 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Drugs 34.0 10/10
  • Robbery 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ruxley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 18th 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 Ruxley Road (ST2 9BS) in the last 12 months was 587.4 per 1,000 residents and was 295.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 291.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruxley Road (ST2 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Stevenson Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruxley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clowes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piggott Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heming Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heming Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Runnymede Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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