Postcode area · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST
How much crime is recorded in ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 713,948 (2024)
STPostcode area · Stoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
STNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary9.19.1
Public order5.94.6
Shoplifting5.88.4
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.