Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 7BS
How much crime is recorded in ST3 7BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meir South & Lightwood
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,608 (2024)
ST3 7BSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 7BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 7BS 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
57.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 7BSNational
Violence and sexual offences51.423.6
Anti-social behaviour33.910.7
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Public order9.04.6
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.