Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 3PS
How much crime is recorded in ST1 3PS, 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
- 1,571 (2024)
ST1 3PSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST1 3PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 3PS area, well above 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
58.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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 3PSNational
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Anti-social behaviour22.910.7
Other theft16.84.5
Burglary15.79.1
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Public order10.24.6
Shoplifting5.68.4
Robbery4.81.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.