Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fairfield Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Avenue (ST3 4NU) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Avenue (ST3 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Red Bank. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merino Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayreshire Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayreshire Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dilhorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cookson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayreshire Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Drive —

Data Sources

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