Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 3DE
How much crime is recorded in ST4 3DE, 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
- 1,406 (2024)
ST4 3DEStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 3DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 84.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 3DE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
84.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
254
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 3DENational
Anti-social behaviour69.010.7
Violence and sexual offences59.723.6
Shoplifting39.08.4
Burglary24.69.1
Public order18.14.6
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Other theft12.14.5
Drugs11.82.4
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Robbery5.51.4
Other crime3.71.5
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.