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

Finstock Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 841 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 3LA) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finstock Avenue (ST3 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finstock Avenue, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.