Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 20.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sefton Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 68th 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 Sefton Road (ST3 5LW) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Road (ST3 5LW), 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 Sefton Road area

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

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