Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Brookside Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 384th 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 Brookside Drive (ST3 2BW) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 14 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 ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside Drive (ST3 2BW), the main crime hotspot is near Tilehurst Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roundway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tilehurst Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilehurst Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meaford Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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