Total Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sussex Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 217th 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 Sussex Place (ST3 4TP) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sussex Place (ST3 4TP), 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.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roxburghe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wingrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Belgrave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durham Drive | Under investigation |
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