Longton & Meir Hay South ward · Stoke-on-Trent. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 14% here, compared with 20% across Stoke-on-Trent (6.6 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 22.4% here, compared with 17.1% across Stoke-on-Trent (5.2 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 18% here, compared with 22% across Stoke-on-Trent (4.6 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Longton & Meir Hay South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,220 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,235 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Longton & Meir Hay South ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 132 mapped crimes in September 2024; 107 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Longton & Meir Hay South
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
132
29
October 2024
111
16
November 2024
94
16
December 2024
118
16
January 2025
111
32
February 2025
92
19
March 2025
78
20
April 2025
89
25
May 2025
99
26
June 2025
117
21
July 2025
100
30
August 2025
94
20
September 2025
86
18
October 2025
83
16
November 2025
106
15
December 2025
126
23
January 2026
108
28
February 2026
98
24
March 2026
105
23
April 2026
93
10
May 2026
88
19
June 2026
105
27
July 2026
115
29
August 2026
107
32
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Longton & Meir Hay South
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
394
public order
231
shoplifting
219
other theft
85
criminal damage arson
78
burglary
55
drugs
36
vehicle crime
35
other crime
25
robbery
23
possession of weapons
22
bicycle theft
13
theft from the person
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
