Crime Rates at Knarsdale Close, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 5UW

Knarsdale Close area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 160th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knarsdale Close (ST3 5UW) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 244.2% higher than the Longton & Meir Hay South average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knarsdale Close (ST3 5UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corina Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worth Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.