Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Deanscroft Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deanscroft Way (ST3 5XW) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% 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 Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deanscroft Way (ST3 5XW), the main crime hotspot is near Rowanburn Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deanscroft Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corina Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Linnburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deanscroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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