Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnes 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barnes Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barnes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnes Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beadnell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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