Crime Rates at Cottage Close, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 7FT

Cottage Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 173rd 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 Cottage Close (ST3 7FT) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Close (ST3 7FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandcrest Place, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.