Total Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swithin Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swithin Drive (ST4 3RF) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower than the Fenton East average (377.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swithin Drive (ST4 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Carron Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shardlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kentmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kelham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marriott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Monty Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kentmere Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kentmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fleur Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newmount Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldenhill Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ludbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Surtees Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Surtees Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carling Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Monty Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Carron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sloane Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sloane Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollings Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brocksford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brocksford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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