Total Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princetown Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Meir Park , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Princetown Close (ST3 7WN) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Meir Park average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princetown Close (ST3 7WN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stockfield Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viscount Walk (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Meir Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ogmore Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ogmore Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandon Old Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fawn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bordeaux Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coverdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coverdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danemead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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