Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 5XT
How much crime is recorded in ST3 5XT, 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
- 1,108 (2024)
ST3 5XTStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 5XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 5XT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5XTNational
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft2.84.5
Robbery2.21.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.