Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoveringham Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoveringham Drive (ST2 9PS) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average (148.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoveringham Drive (ST2 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Southall Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoveringham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fenlow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walcot Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walcot Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liskeard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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