Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 5AA
How much crime is recorded in ST3 5AA, 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
- 1,386 (2024)
ST3 5AAStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 5AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 5AA 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
52.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences49.223.6
Anti-social behaviour25.810.7
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Burglary9.49.1
Public order5.64.6
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.01.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% 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.