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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST3 6

How much crime is recorded in ST3 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
16,234 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST3 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST3 6, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary10.09.1
Public order6.24.6
Shoplifting6.18.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft5.34.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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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