Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 7LR
How much crime is recorded in ST2 7LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Baddley & Milton
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,350 (2024)
ST2 7LRStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 7LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 7LR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
ST2 7LRNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary5.39.1
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.