Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterside Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 300th highest crime rate of 844 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 Waterside Drive (ST3 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Blurton average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Drive (ST3 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rothley Green. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barracks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Selby Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Urmston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Urmston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Urmston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Urmston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ufton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Twyning Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wimborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rothley Green Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothley Green Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selby Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Urmston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5035 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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