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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST3 3

How much crime is recorded in ST3 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
14,148 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST3 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST3 3, 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
49.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences42.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Burglary11.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.24.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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.

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