Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Weston Coyney Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weston Coyney Road (ST3 5HU) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Longton & Meir Hay South average (54.8 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Coyney Road (ST3 5HU), the main crime hotspot is near Stockwell Grove. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weston Coyney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chatfield Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pinhoe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Blackheath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Althrop Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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