Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2 9PW
How much crime is recorded in ST2 9PW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelton & Joiner's Square
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
ST2 9PWStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2 9PW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST2 9PW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9PWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Burglary10.89.1
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.54.6
Shoplifting2.48.4
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.