Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3 7LU
How much crime is recorded in ST3 7LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fulford & Meir Heath
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,371 (2024)
ST3 7LUStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3 7LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST3 7LU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 7LUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.