Total Crime Rate

280.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Harrowby Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 65th 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 Harrowby Road (ST3 7AF) in the last 12 months was 280.1 per 1,000 residents and was 126.7% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrowby Road (ST3 7AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harrowby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colclough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobham Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobham Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ednam Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Place East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saracen Way
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saracen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saracen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Saracen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colclough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colclough Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colclough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colclough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Place East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crossland Place East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penfleet Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kingsley Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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