Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cairn Close 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 Cairn Close (ST2 9EA) 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 Cairn Close (ST2 9EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookhouse Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jessica Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cairn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Bank Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jessica Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaskell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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