Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 6AA
How much crime is recorded in ST3 6AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meir North
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,860 (2024)
ST3 6AAStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 6AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 6AA area, 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
45.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 6AANational
Violence and sexual offences34.523.6
Burglary15.29.1
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Public order10.74.6
Other theft8.14.5
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.