Total Crime Rate
91.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorn Place area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 400th 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 Hawthorn Place (ST3 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Dresden & Florence average (129.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Place (ST3 5NJ), the main crime hotspot is near A520. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chatsworth Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Askern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dalehead Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalehead Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalehead Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seddon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatsworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawthorn Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
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