Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 2BB
How much crime is recorded in ST1 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northwood
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,445 (2024)
How safe is ST1 2BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 92.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 2BB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
92.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
239
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).
ST1 2BBNational
Anti-social behaviour69.710.7
Violence and sexual offences69.723.6
Public order25.74.6
Burglary25.09.1
Other theft16.14.5
Criminal damage and arson15.64.7
Drugs11.22.4
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Possession of weapons4.20.9
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery3.21.4
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Theft from the person1.52.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
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.