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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ST3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ST3 recorded 701 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.0 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 8.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring113.57 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment701 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 8.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

701
trending_up +9.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

113.57per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

2,028

Within ST3 district

Stoke-on-Trent

70,098

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 22 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4
22
Yeovil Place Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Burglary: 1
11
Petrol Station Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
10
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 10 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
10
Railway Passage Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 3
10
Witchford Crescent Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Thorpe Green Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Other theft: 2
8
Harrowby Road Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Fairfield Avenue Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 1
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
701 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
283
40.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
121
17.3%
Public Order
57
8.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
54
7.7%
Shoplifting
43
6.1%
Other Theft
37
5.3%
Other Crime
25
3.6%
Vehicle Crime
22
3.1%
Burglary
17
2.4%
Drug Offences
17
2.4%
Weapons Possession
11
1.6%
Robbery
10
1.4%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.1%

Crime Analysis: ST3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in ST3 (40.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (17.3%) and Public Order (8.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ST3 has risen noticeably — by 8.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ST3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +9.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +8.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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