Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST10
How much crime is recorded in ST10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 38,849 (2024)
ST10Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST10, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
ST10National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order3.04.6
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.