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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST3 1

How much crime is recorded in ST3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
11,257 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST3 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST3 1, 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
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST3 1National
Violence and sexual offences41.423.6
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Burglary17.19.1
Shoplifting16.68.4
Public order15.44.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Other theft7.14.5
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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