Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 3HS
How much crime is recorded in ST3 3HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newstead & Blurton South
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
ST3 3HSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 3HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 83.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 3HS 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
83.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
152
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 3HSNational
Violence and sexual offences78.023.6
Anti-social behaviour27.610.7
Burglary12.89.1
Public order10.94.6
Other theft9.64.5
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Drugs6.02.4
Other crime4.81.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.