Crime Rates at Harington Drive, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 5SU

Harington Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 135th 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 Harington Drive (ST3 5SU) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harington Drive (ST3 5SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ledstone Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vienna Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.