Crime Rates at Church Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 3AQ

Church Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 187th 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 Church Road (ST3 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (ST3 3AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browning Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ansmede Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.