Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferndown Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 194th 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 Ferndown Close (ST3 4RX) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferndown Close (ST3 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Belgrave Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eversley Road (16 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Alhambra Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eversley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ludwall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ludwall Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eversley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Belgrave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wingrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eversley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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