Total Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milward Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milward Grove (ST3 7EE) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Meir Park average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milward Grove (ST3 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grangewood Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandon Road (7 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 | Possession of weapons | Grangewood Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingsmead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsmead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmead Road | Under investigation |
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