Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chaplin Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Chaplin Road (ST3 4RH) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaplin Road (ST3 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buccleuch Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chaplin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Normacot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roxburghe Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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