Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanford, Newstead & Trentham , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longton Road (ST4 8NB) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Hanford, Newstead & Trentham average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longton Road (ST4 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Paddock Rise. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 7 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Paddock Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paddock Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bainbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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