Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 5LF
How much crime is recorded in ST3 5LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longton East
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
ST3 5LFStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 5LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 5LF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5LFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft4.44.5
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.