Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 5UG
How much crime is recorded in ST3 5UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longton East
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
ST3 5UGStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 5UG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 5UG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 5UGNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary6.39.1
Public order3.74.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.