Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 5AF
How much crime is recorded in ST3 5AF, 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
- 1,589 (2024)
ST3 5AFStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 5AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 5AF area, well above 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
56.3
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 5AFNational
Violence and sexual offences49.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Burglary7.69.1
Drugs5.82.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order5.04.6
Other crime3.31.5
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.