Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 3LR
How much crime is recorded in ST3 3LR, 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
- 1,618 (2024)
ST3 3LRStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 3LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 76.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 3LR area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
76.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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 3LRNational
Violence and sexual offences63.023.6
Anti-social behaviour21.910.7
Burglary17.29.1
Shoplifting15.98.4
Public order11.34.6
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Other theft6.54.5
Other crime6.31.5
Drugs5.02.4
Robbery3.61.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.