Total Crime Rate

204.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 204.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 141.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sampson Bridgwood Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sampson Bridgwood Close (ST4 8WH) in the last 12 months was 204.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% higher than the Blurton average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sampson Bridgwood Close (ST4 8WH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sampson Bridgwood Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sampson Bridgwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennington Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Boulton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lords Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lordswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilfrid Green Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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