Total Crime Rate

393.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

196.5 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 393.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 196.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Drugs 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Recreation Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 36th 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 Recreation Road (ST3 5LN) in the last 12 months was 393.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 196.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (ST3 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Eversley Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eversley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Normacot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eversley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmorton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ludwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ludwall Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eversley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lexham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lexham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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