Total Crime Rate

532.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 532.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 191.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.4 9/10
  • Other theft 65.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowcroft Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 841 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 Meadowcroft Avenue (ST3 6RP) in the last 12 months was 532.7 per 1,000 residents and was 433.5% higher than the Meir Park average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 120.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowcroft Avenue (ST3 6RP), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowcroft Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowcroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willowood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowood Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Meadowcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Meadowcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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