Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 8ND
How much crime is recorded in ST2 8ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Werrington & Wetley Rocks
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,697 (2024)
ST2 8NDStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 8ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 8ND 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
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8NDNational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs0.92.4
Burglary0.79.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.