Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wimborne Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 287th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Avenue (ST3 3LT) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Avenue (ST3 3LT), 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 Wimborne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thorpe Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wimborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witchford Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witchford Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Witchford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Witchford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witchford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witchford Crescent Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Yeovil Place Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Green
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rothley Green

Data Sources

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