Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 2NU
How much crime is recorded in ST4 2NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longton West & Sandford Hill
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,170 (2024)
ST4 2NUStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 2NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 2NU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 2NUNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order4.84.6
Other crime4.51.5
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.