Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 1QE
How much crime is recorded in ST4 1QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boothen & Penkhull
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,857 (2024)
ST4 1QEStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 1QE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 78.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 1QE 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
78.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
167
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).
ST4 1QENational
Violence and sexual offences58.723.6
Burglary34.39.1
Anti-social behaviour24.210.7
Public order20.54.6
Criminal damage and arson16.04.7
Drugs11.42.4
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Possession of weapons4.50.9
Other crime4.41.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Robbery1.91.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.