Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 319th 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 Wood Street (ST3 1DH) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (ST3 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Passage β€”
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Menai Grove β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friar Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Manse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5039 β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleigh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Railway Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Railway Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tideswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Passage Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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