Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Davy Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Davy Close (ST2 9JB) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davy Close (ST2 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Winston Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Davy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trentway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clowes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piggott Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hyndley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clowes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clowes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clowes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merevale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merevale Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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