Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Werburgh Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanford, Newstead & Trentham , and the 130th 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 Werburgh Drive (ST4 8JP) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Werburgh Drive (ST4 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Deansberry Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Werburgh Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trentley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Deansberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deansberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deansberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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