Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drubbery Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Drubbery Lane (ST3 4BL) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Blurton average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drubbery Lane (ST3 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Railton Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blurton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sunnycroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stradbroke Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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