Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Heysham Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 143rd lowest 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 Heysham Close (ST3 6RG) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heysham Close (ST3 6RG), the main crime hotspot is near The Moat. Police recorded 20 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 Heysham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holyhead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moat 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
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Data Sources

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