Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 7DH
How much crime is recorded in ST3 7DH, 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
- 1,756 (2024)
ST3 7DHStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 7DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 78.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 7DH area, more than double 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
78.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
179
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 7DHNational
Violence and sexual offences65.123.6
Anti-social behaviour31.410.7
Public order27.54.6
Shoplifting18.98.4
Burglary17.09.1
Other theft8.44.5
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.