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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST4 2

How much crime is recorded in ST4 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,099 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST4 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST4 2, well 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
54.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences39.723.6
Burglary21.19.1
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Shoplifting10.28.4
Public order10.24.6
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Other theft7.04.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Drugs4.82.4
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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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