Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Debenham Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 93rd 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 Debenham Crescent (ST2 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Debenham Crescent (ST2 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Walcot Grove. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Debenham Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fenlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walcot Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walcot Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walcot Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Eastdean Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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