Crime Rates at Friar Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 1DW

Friar Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 213th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friar Street (ST3 1DW) in the last 12 months was 168.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Street (ST3 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Passage. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.