Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnes Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 397th lowest 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 Barnes Way (ST3 4PB) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnes Way (ST3 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red Bank (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villiers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnes Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beadnell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fairfield Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wise Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wise Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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