Total Crime Rate

140.0 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 140.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Edgar Place area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 274th 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 Edgar Place (ST3 5SE) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Fenton East average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgar Place (ST3 5SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Place, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamotte Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgar Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warmson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clayfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamotte Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamotte Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barclay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rochester Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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