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

Lightwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 61st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lightwood Road (ST3 4JP) in the last 12 months was 284.5 per 1,000 residents and was 130.2% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwood Road (ST3 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Erskine Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.