Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 5RX
How much crime is recorded in ST3 5RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longton East
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,241 (2024)
ST3 5RXStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 5RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 5RX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 5RXNational
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% 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.