Total Crime Rate

136.8 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 136.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Erskine Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 284th highest crime rate of 844 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 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erskine Street (ST3 4NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Erskine Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Erskine Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leveson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hales Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dilhorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wise Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leveson Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leveson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blantyre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cookson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosslyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leveson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hales Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburghe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Olof Palme Grove
Sep 2025Drugs Tatton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromartie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olof Palme Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clair Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clair Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alberta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erskine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandela Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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