Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 4PS
How much crime is recorded in ST1 4PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanley & Etruria
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,849 (2024)
How safe is ST1 4PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 4PS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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 4PSNational
Violence and sexual offences47.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Public order11.44.6
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Drugs8.32.4
Burglary7.49.1
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.