Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Linnburn Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 286th 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 Linnburn Road (ST3 5RW) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linnburn Road (ST3 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corina Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Solway Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linnburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Linnburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deanscroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corina Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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