Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitaker Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 265th highest crime rate of 844 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 Whitaker Road (ST3 2DH) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the Blurton average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitaker Road (ST3 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Whitcliffe Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitaker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Whitaker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Valley Park Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Margarets Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitcliffe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Whitaker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitcliffe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitcliffe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dorcas Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownsea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownsea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whitaker Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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