Total Crime Rate

169.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 169.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barlaston Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 212th 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 Barlaston Road (ST3 3LF) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher than the Blurton average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlaston Road (ST3 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Thorpe Green. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barlaston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witchford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yaxley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barlaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Barlaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Zetland Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Zetland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witchford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Thorpe Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witchford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Zetland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Witchford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeovil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Verney Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Yeovil Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yeovil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Yeovil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yeovil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeovil Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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