Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.3 7/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanford, Newstead & Trentham , and the 415th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longton Road (ST4 8NA) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longton Road (ST4 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Paddock Rise. Police recorded 20 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stuart Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Rise —
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Data Sources

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