Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fernhurst Grove area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Fernhurst Grove (ST3 7TQ) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Dresden & Florence average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernhurst Grove (ST3 7TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lightwood Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dartmouth Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dresden & Florence| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranwell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandhurst Place | — |
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