Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 5ED
How much crime is recorded in ST3 5ED, 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
- 1,491 (2024)
ST3 5EDStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 5ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 5ED 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
66.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 5EDNational
Violence and sexual offences54.923.6
Criminal damage and arson15.74.7
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary10.49.1
Other theft8.14.5
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other crime4.51.5
Public order4.34.6
Drugs3.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.