Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 1SU
How much crime is recorded in ST3 1SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longton West & Sandford Hill
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,965 (2024)
ST3 1SUStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 1SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 82.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 1SU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
82.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
249
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST3 1SUNational
Violence and sexual offences58.823.6
Burglary52.49.1
Anti-social behaviour46.510.7
Shoplifting39.88.4
Public order39.54.6
Criminal damage and arson13.44.7
Other theft13.04.5
Drugs7.22.4
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Possession of weapons4.20.9
Other crime4.01.5
Robbery3.91.4
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.