Total Crime Rate

599.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 599.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 332.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gosforth Grove area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 13th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gosforth Grove (ST3 7SB) in the last 12 months was 599.2 per 1,000 residents and was 581.1% higher than the Meir Park average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosforth Grove (ST3 7SB), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gosforth Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldrin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badger Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badger Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gosforth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tissington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
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Data Sources

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