Total Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.0 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 170.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Queensmead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 211th 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 Queensmead Road (ST3 7DB) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensmead Road (ST3 7DB), 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 Queensmead Road area

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

Data Sources

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