Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 3NJ
How much crime is recorded in ST1 3NJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelton & Joiner's Square
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
ST1 3NJStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST1 3NJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 3NJ 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 3NJNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
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.