Total Crime Rate
74.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priorfield Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 351st 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 Priorfield Close (ST3 1EP) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Fenton East average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priorfield Close (ST3 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Passage. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fenton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blandford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blandford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Menai Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Caroline Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priorfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Passage | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Strand | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Railway Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Railway Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baths Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baths Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baths Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flackett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Railway Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Strand | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Strand | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Georges Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | May Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Transport Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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