Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Central Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 410th highest 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 Central Drive (ST3 2DF) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (ST3 2DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Central Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bailey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Margarets Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Margarets Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Margarets Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meaford Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwenys Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwenys Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwenys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwenys Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
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Data Sources

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