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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST4 1

How much crime is recorded in ST4 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
8,056 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST4 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST4 1, 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
70.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
157
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST4 1National
Violence and sexual offences50.723.6
Burglary35.39.1
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Shoplifting18.68.4
Public order14.84.6
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Other theft9.24.5
Drugs6.72.4
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Robbery2.91.4
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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.

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