Total Crime Rate

284.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 284.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
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

Spring Garden Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 844 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 Spring Garden Road (ST3 2QN) in the last 12 months was 284.2 per 1,000 residents and was 129.9% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Garden Road (ST3 2QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barford Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farmer Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Garden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Battisson Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Battisson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaks Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosslyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blantyre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Barford Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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