Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 8BL
How much crime is recorded in ST2 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Hulton
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
ST2 8BLStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 8BL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Burglary11.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.