Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Churchfield Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchfield Avenue (ST3 4NS) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchfield Avenue (ST3 4NS), 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 Churchfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hales Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erskine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wise Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merino Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clair Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clair Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cookson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayreshire Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayreshire Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayreshire Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devon Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hales Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dilhorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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