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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST3 5

How much crime is recorded in ST3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
31,332 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST3 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST3 5, 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
42.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Burglary11.09.1
Public order10.44.6
Shoplifting9.08.4
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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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