Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Farmwood Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Farmwood Close (ST3 6ED) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farmwood Close (ST3 6ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Walk, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denewood Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farmwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blatchford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Colclough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bondfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brookwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Denewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colclough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colclough Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colclough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colclough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denewood Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blatchford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blatchford Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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