Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 3HN
How much crime is recorded in ST4 3HN, 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
- 1,228 (2024)
ST4 3HNStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 3HN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 3HN 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
49.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 3HNNational
Violence and sexual offences37.423.6
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Burglary11.09.1
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime3.61.5
Other theft2.54.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.