Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Longwall Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Longwall Street (ST3 6SR) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the Longton & Meir Hay South average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwall Street (ST3 6SR), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longwall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leek Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carnation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carnation Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warners Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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