Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST2
How much crime is recorded in ST2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 48,269 (2024)
ST2Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST2, 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
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
ST2National
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Public order6.14.6
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.