Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walmer Place area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Walmer Place (ST3 1AY) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Fenton East average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walmer Place (ST3 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Lamotte Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walmer Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flackett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamotte Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Menai Grove
Sep 2025Drugs Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priorfield Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blandford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Blandford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rochester Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barclay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamotte Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Imogen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imogen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenwood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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