Total Crime Rate
146.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crestfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 254th highest crime rate of 844 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 Crestfield Road (ST3 5NY) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crestfield Road (ST3 5NY), the main crime hotspot is near A520. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dresden & Florence| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A520 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bolton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bolton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A520 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A520 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hawthorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A520 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A520 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranwell Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A520 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartholomew Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandcrest Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandhurst Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandcrest Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandcrest Place | β |
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