Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 2LB
How much crime is recorded in ST3 2LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dresden
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
ST3 2LBStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 2LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 2LB area, more than double 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
72.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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).
ST3 2LBNational
Violence and sexual offences62.923.6
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Burglary12.29.1
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Public order9.64.6
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.31.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.