Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST12 9DU
How much crime is recorded in ST12 9DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
ST12 9DUStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST12 9DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST12 9DU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 9DUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Public order0.24.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.