Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 3HX
How much crime is recorded in ST3 3HX, 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
- 1,872 (2024)
ST3 3HXStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 3HX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 3HX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 3HXNational
Violence and sexual offences46.423.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Burglary8.19.1
Public order7.24.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.