Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 4BU
How much crime is recorded in ST4 4BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boothen & Penkhull
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,212 (2024)
ST4 4BUStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 4BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 4BU area, 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
42.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 4BUNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Burglary18.19.1
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Other theft5.74.5
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.