Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hoveringham Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoveringham Drive (ST2 9PS) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoveringham Drive (ST2 9PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southall Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burford Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hoveringham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fenlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walcot Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merevale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eastdean Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merevale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walcot Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walcot Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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