Total Crime Rate
144.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Erskine Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 265th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Erskine Street (ST3 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (129.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Erskine Street (ST3 4NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Erskine Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 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 crime | Leveson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wise Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alberta Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alberta Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Erskine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilleshall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Churchfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromartie Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromartie Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cromartie Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilleshall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wise Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alberta Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilleshall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erskine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beadnell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunrobin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunrobin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilleshall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roxburghe Avenue | Under investigation |
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