Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foxlands Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Foxlands Close (ST2 9DP) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foxlands Close (ST2 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Reading Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reading Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jessica Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Bank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaskell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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