Total Crime Rate
432.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edenhurst Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 22nd 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 Edenhurst Avenue (ST3 6HF) in the last 12 months was 432.2 per 1,000 residents and was 391.2% higher than the Meir Park average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 105.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edenhurst Avenue (ST3 6HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whittle Road, where police recorded 96 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.
View Crime In Meir Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadowcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowcroft Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowcroft Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowcroft Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whittle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whittle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whittle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Meadowcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denewood Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Denewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Place | Local resolution |
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