Total Crime Rate
135.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wimborne 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.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thorpe Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlaston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wimborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimborne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Witchford Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Witchford Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Witchford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yardley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Witchford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Witchford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witchford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witchford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yaxley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barlaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlaston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Yeovil Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barlaston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Zetland Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Zetland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Zetland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zetland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zetland Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorpe Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thorpe Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothley Green | — |
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