Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 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 110.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mafeking Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 368th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mafeking Street (ST3 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mafeking Street (ST3 2QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sutherland Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mafeking Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edensor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goms Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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