Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 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 66.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edwal Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 306th lowest 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 Edwal Road (ST3 5HH) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Longton & Meir Hay South average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwal Road (ST3 5HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Moat (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edwal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Hall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Moat Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Kingsway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coupe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Kingsway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernlea Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Kingsway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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