Total Crime Rate

142.0 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 142.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Macdonald Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 264th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macdonald Crescent (ST3 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Crescent (ST3 6JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Macdonald Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Macdonald Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coyney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coyney Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownfield Road —
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Data Sources

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