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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST3 2

How much crime is recorded in ST3 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,993 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST3 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST3 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
57.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences45.423.6
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Burglary18.69.1
Public order14.04.6
Shoplifting13.48.4
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft6.74.5
Drugs3.52.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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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