Total Crime Rate
248.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harleigh Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 89th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harleigh Grove (ST3 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 248.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harleigh Grove (ST3 1HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oldway Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerton Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fenton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carroll Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royston Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Oldway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tideswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5039 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harleigh Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ruskin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlow Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkbride Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loveston Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Capewell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Priestley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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