Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1 5BE
How much crime is recorded in ST1 5BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanley & Etruria
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,770 (2024)
ST1 5BEStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST1 5BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST1 5BE area, broadly in line with 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 5BENational
Burglary39.49.1
Anti-social behaviour26.910.7
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Shoplifting21.78.4
Public order11.04.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Drugs6.82.4
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.