Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 2DU
How much crime is recorded in ST1 2DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northwood
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,673 (2024)
ST1 2DUStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST1 2DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 2DU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 2DUNational
Anti-social behaviour43.710.7
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Burglary14.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs3.62.4
Other crime3.41.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.