Crime Rates at Lovage Grove, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 9QU

Lovage Grove area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 216th highest crime rate of 844 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 Lovage Grove (ST2 9QU) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovage Grove (ST2 9QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winston Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.