Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marlow Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 211th 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 Marlow Road (ST3 5DS) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlow Road (ST3 5DS), 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 Rowanburn Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlow Road area

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

Data Sources

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