Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Weston Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weston Road (ST3 6AT) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Road (ST3 6AT), the main crime hotspot is near Macdonald Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rownall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rownall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coyney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coyney Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Meir View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Hill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownfield Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Yarnfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Penfleet Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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