Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 2NF
How much crime is recorded in ST1 2NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northwood
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
How safe is ST1 2NF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 2NF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 2NFNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.