Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sandon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearl Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ednam Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Other theft A520 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A520 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A520 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leacroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chatsworth Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leacroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ryder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viscount Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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