Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST12 9AR
How much crime is recorded in ST12 9AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,183 (2024)
ST12 9ARStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST12 9AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST12 9AR 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
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
ST12 9ARNational
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Burglary13.39.1
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.