Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandwell Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandwell Place (ST3 7HW) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Dresden & Florence average (129.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwell Place (ST3 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fir Tree Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandwell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmorton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Askern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaton Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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