Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 6SG
How much crime is recorded in ST3 6SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meir North
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,149 (2024)
ST3 6SGStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 6SG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 6SG area, well above 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
61.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 6SGNational
Violence and sexual offences52.023.6
Burglary16.09.1
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Public order11.94.6
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft6.04.5
Other crime3.51.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.