Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 4AR
How much crime is recorded in ST4 4AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boothen & Penkhull
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,374 (2024)
ST4 4ARStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 4AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 95.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 4AR 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
95.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
248
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 4ARNational
Violence and sexual offences65.723.6
Shoplifting55.48.4
Burglary50.79.1
Anti-social behaviour32.210.7
Public order21.94.6
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Other theft13.24.5
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Drugs7.92.4
Robbery6.61.4
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Other crime2.81.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.