Total Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blurton Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 141st 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 Blurton Road (ST3 2AG) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower than the Blurton average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blurton Road (ST3 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blurton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitaker Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Margarets Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margarets Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bailey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bailey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margarets Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Grove | — |
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