Total Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirebrook Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 221st highest crime rate of 844 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 Shirebrook Close (ST3 3NS) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirebrook Close (ST3 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horsley Grove, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembridge Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shirebrook Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsley Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Selby Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selby Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsley Grove β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Horsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barracks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jesmond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowcrofts Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5035 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orford Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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