Crime Rates at Smith Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 1DR

Smith Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 349th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smith Street (ST3 1DR) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Street (ST3 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Place, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grafton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.