Total Crime Rate

185.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 185.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 163rd 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 Weston Road (ST3 6HB) in the last 12 months was 185.7 per 1,000 residents and was 239.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 281.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Road (ST3 6HB), the main crime hotspot is near Weston Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edwal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Englesea Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Englesea Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Englesea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Hall Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime The Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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