Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 8AJ
How much crime is recorded in ST2 8AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Hulton
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,289 (2024)
ST2 8AJStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 8AJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 8AJ area, above 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 8AJNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary7.09.1
Shoplifting6.68.4
Public order3.54.6
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.