Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST1
How much crime is recorded in ST1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 48,929 (2024)
ST1Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST1, 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
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
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).
ST1National
Violence and sexual offences40.323.6
Anti-social behaviour25.910.7
Burglary17.69.1
Public order11.84.6
Shoplifting11.08.4
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Other theft7.94.5
Drugs5.02.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.