Crime Rates at Lightwood Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 4JH

Lightwood Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 49th 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 Lightwood Road (ST3 4JH) in the last 12 months was 303.9 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwood Road (ST3 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.