Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowland Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 233rd 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 Rowland Street (ST3 4ER) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowland Street (ST3 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Park Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Queens Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnes Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wise Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queens Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queens Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Queens Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villiers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beadnell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wise Street | Under investigation |
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