Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 140.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Seddon Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 269th highest crime rate of 844 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 Seddon Road (ST3 5PA) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seddon Road (ST3 5PA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Seddon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sandcrest Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandcrest Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandcrest Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charnwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bolton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bolton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leacroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leacroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leacroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryder Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Charnwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charnwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting A520 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Road
Sep 2025Public order Ednam Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A520 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order A520 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pickford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickford Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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