Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 9LJ
How much crime is recorded in ST2 9LJ, 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
- 1,377 (2024)
ST2 9LJStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 9LJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 9LJ 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
49.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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 9LJNational
Anti-social behaviour52.610.7
Violence and sexual offences39.623.6
Criminal damage and arson20.24.7
Public order7.54.6
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs3.92.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.