Total Crime Rate

356.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 356.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.2 10/10
  • Other crime 39.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Drugs 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Waterside Drive area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 45th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside Drive (ST3 3LG) in the last 12 months was 356.8 per 1,000 residents and was 189.7% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 176.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Drive (ST3 3LG), 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 Waterside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallows Nest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Zetland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Zetland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Green —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witchford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Thorpe Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witchford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Witchford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeovil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallows Nest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Witchford Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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