Total Crime Rate
412.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malthouse Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 844 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 Malthouse Road (ST2 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 412.6 per 1,000 residents and was 207.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malthouse Road (ST2 9HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Twigg Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Twigg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Twigg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twigg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Twigg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Twigg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Twigg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marychurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Twigg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Twigg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arclid Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Twigg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Twigg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Twigg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stevenson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Twigg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Twigg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Twigg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Arclid Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stevenson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Twigg Street | Under investigation |
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