Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 9BS
How much crime is recorded in ST2 9BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Townsend & Eaton Park
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,293 (2024)
ST2 9BSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 9BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 9BS 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
40.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 9BSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Burglary12.29.1
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Public order10.14.6
Shoplifting10.08.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft3.84.5
Robbery2.81.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.