Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heathcote Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 355th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heathcote Road (ST3 2LX) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathcote Road (ST3 2LX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathcote Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sidings Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidings Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Georges Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidings Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Heathcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidings Place β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carpenter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barford Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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