Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 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 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 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

Amberfield Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Amberfield Close (ST3 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amberfield Close (ST3 1TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Blackheath Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amberfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corina Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deanscroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Linnburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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