Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Princess Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 371st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Drive (ST3 6NG) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Drive (ST3 6NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Macdonald Crescent, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weston Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coyney Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coyney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Hall Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Under investigation
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Data Sources

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