Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 100.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farmwood Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney , and the 401st highest crime rate of 841 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 Farmwood Close (ST3 6ED) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% higher than the Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farmwood Close (ST3 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Denewood Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farmwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pinewood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tipping Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bondfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bondfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bondfield Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Farmwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bondfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brookwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harvey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harvey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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