Total Crime Rate

102.9 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kesteven Walk area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kesteven Walk (ST2 9JF) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kesteven Walk (ST2 9JF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kesteven Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twigg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundorne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lillydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Twigg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Twigg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Twigg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Twigg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Twigg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Twigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twigg Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twigg Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twigg Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lillydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marychurch Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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