Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 3JS
How much crime is recorded in ST3 3JS, 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
- 1,605 (2024)
ST3 3JSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 3JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 87.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 3JS 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
87.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
173
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 3JSNational
Violence and sexual offences75.323.6
Anti-social behaviour33.410.7
Burglary15.39.1
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Other theft11.14.5
Public order11.04.6
Shoplifting10.48.4
Other crime6.41.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.