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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST1 2

How much crime is recorded in ST1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
13,989 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST1 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
80.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
197
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST1 2National
Violence and sexual offences61.023.6
Anti-social behaviour43.810.7
Burglary27.29.1
Public order19.24.6
Shoplifting13.68.4
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Other theft12.64.5
Drugs7.02.4
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Robbery4.21.4
Other crime3.51.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Theft from the person1.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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