Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 844 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 3BD) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (ST3 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Ansmede Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hinton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansmede Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansmede Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ansmede Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consett Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hinton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blurton Priory Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blurton Priory Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blurton Priory Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blurton Priory Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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