Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 54.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dunster Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 841 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 Dunster Road (ST3 1AL) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Fenton East average (377.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Road (ST3 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Pevensey Grove. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Flackett Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wilmot Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Longley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pevensey Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pevensey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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