Total Crime Rate

2885.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1236.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2885.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1236.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 595.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 534.6 10/10
  • Public order 526.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 521.3 10/10
  • Other theft 135.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 133.0 10/10
  • Drugs 95.7 10/10
  • Burglary 82.5 10/10
  • Robbery 66.5 10/10
  • Other crime 63.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 47.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
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

The Strand area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Strand (ST3 2PD) in the last 12 months was 2885.6 per 1,000 residents and was 665.1% higher than the Fenton East average (377.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -15.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 465 (≈ 1236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Strand (ST3 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Strand area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Georges Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Georges Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Georges Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Georges Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Georges Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft St Martin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edensor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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