Crime Rate in Longton & Meir Hay South, ward

Longton & Meir Hay South has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Stoke-on-Trent district and the 3015th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 280th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longton & Meir Hay South in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Stoke-on-Trent district average (134.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longton & Meir Hay South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 227 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longton & Meir Hay South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.