Crime Rates at Forrister Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 1SP

Forrister Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 90th 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 Forrister Street (ST3 1SP) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Longton & Meir Hay South average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forrister Street (ST3 1SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corina Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockwell Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.