Fenton
Middle areaSouth Stoke-on-Trent. 8,411 people in 3.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 49% of people in Fenton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Fenton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fenton at a rate of 199.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 138.7 per 1,000 people across Stoke-on-Trent.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 619 |
| Other crime | 302 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 243 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 144 |
| Shoplifting | 135 |
| Vehicle crime | 78 |
| Burglary | 68 |
| Drug offences | 60 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Fenton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Fenton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fenton at a rate of 199.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 138.7 per 1,000 people across Stoke-on-Trent.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 182 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fenton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (619), other crime (302) and anti-social behaviour (243).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent
These figures are published for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stoke-on-Trent and not Fenton alone. See Stoke-on-Trent
Fenton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Fenton was £110,000 in 2025.
Fenton had 7,955 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in Fenton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Fenton, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.