Crime Rates at Melbourne Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 5AA

Melbourne Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 334th highest 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 Melbourne Street (ST3 5AA) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Fenton East average (377.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Street (ST3 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sark Place, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jervison Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.