Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 2TR
How much crime is recorded in ST4 2TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelton & Joiner's Square
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
ST4 2TRStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 2TR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 2TR area, 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
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 2TRNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Burglary25.79.1
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Shoplifting10.28.4
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other theft5.64.5
Public order4.64.6
Robbery2.91.4
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.