Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandon Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandon Road (ST3 7DF) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandon Road (ST3 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A520, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensmead Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearl Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrowby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrowby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrowby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ednam Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chatsworth Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ryder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatsworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrowby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrowby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viscount Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
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