Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merton Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Merton Street (ST3 1LG) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Longton & Meir Hay South average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Street (ST3 1LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royston Walk, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerton Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobell Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughborough Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clewlow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B5039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitegate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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