Total Crime Rate

659.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 659.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 344.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Public order 40.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gosforth Grove area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 12th highest crime rate of 841 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 659.9 per 1,000 residents and was 560.9% higher than the Meir Park average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosforth Grove (ST3 7SB), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mickleby Way —
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldrin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blanchard Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cayley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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