Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 8BS
How much crime is recorded in ST2 8BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Hulton
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
ST2 8BSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 8BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 8BS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 8BSNational
Violence and sexual offences49.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Public order7.04.6
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.