Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 35.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 139th 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 Church Road (ST3 3BB) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (ST3 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Ansmede Grove. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Railton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hinton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chilworth Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ansmede Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Critchlow Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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