Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 7JD
How much crime is recorded in ST3 7JD, 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
- 1,746 (2024)
ST3 7JDStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 7JD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 7JD area, 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
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 7JDNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.