Crime Rates at Finstock Avenue, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 3JX

Finstock Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 320th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finstock Avenue (ST3 3JX) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finstock Avenue (ST3 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ingestre Square, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.