Total Crime Rate

252.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 252.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wolstern Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolstern Road (ST3 5BU) in the last 12 months was 252.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -2.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 144.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolstern Road (ST3 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Short Bambury Street, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wolstern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Weston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramshaw Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramshaw Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramshaw Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Bambury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Bambury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Bambury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Short Bambury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sark Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sark Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sark Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstern Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bywater Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Longview Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Longview Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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