Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 131.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 841 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 Sandon Road (ST3 7BS) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (129.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandon Road (ST3 7BS), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viscount Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Court
Apr 2026Other theft Dalehead Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Road
Apr 2026Public order Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grangewood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stockfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Loxley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loxley Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensmead Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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