Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST3
How much crime is recorded in ST3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 79,747 (2024)
ST3Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).
ST3National
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Burglary11.59.1
Public order7.84.6
Shoplifting7.58.4
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.24.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.