Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandon Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 334th 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 Sandon Road (ST3 7BL) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Meir Park average (99.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandon Road (ST3 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Queensmead Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loxley Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensmead Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Road —
Apr 2026Public order Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsdale Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Loxley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viscount Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grangewood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stockfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Walk Local resolution
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Data Sources

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