Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 8EX
How much crime is recorded in ST2 8EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Hulton
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
ST2 8EXStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 8EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 8EX 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
60.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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 8EXNational
Violence and sexual offences53.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Burglary13.59.1
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Public order9.34.6
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.