Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Blurton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 292nd 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 Blurton Road (ST3 3AX) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blurton Road (ST3 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blurton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Valley Park Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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