Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knowle Wood View area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knowle Wood View (ST3 2SL) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Blurton average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knowle Wood View (ST3 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margarets Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitaker Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Margarets Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margarets Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blurton Road | Under investigation |
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