Total Crime Rate

180.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 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 180.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Urmston Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 196th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Urmston Place (ST3 3NH) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urmston Place (ST3 3NH), 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 Urmston Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shepley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembridge 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 2026Public order Witchford Crescent 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 2026Drugs Pembridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Yeovil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barracks Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rothley Green
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Green

Data Sources

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