Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

William Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 163rd 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 William Avenue (ST3 6HN) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Meir Park average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Avenue (ST3 6HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowcroft Avenue, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in William Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meadowcroft Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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