Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 29.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longbrook Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 841 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 Longbrook Avenue (ST3 4BU) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longbrook Avenue (ST3 4BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browning Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ansmede Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longbrook Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longton Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Railton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Browning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Critchlow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ansmede Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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