Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 176.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Critchlow Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blurton , and the 187th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Critchlow Grove (ST3 4BW) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Critchlow Grove (ST3 4BW), the main crime hotspot is near Ansmede Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Critchlow Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stradbroke Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansmede Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansmede Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ansmede Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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