Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Longton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanford, Newstead & Trentham , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Longton Road (ST4 8BU) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Hanford, Newstead & Trentham average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longton Road (ST4 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Lindum Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Leyfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Caspian Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lindum Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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