Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 4FL
How much crime is recorded in ST4 4FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boothen & Penkhull
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,308 (2024)
ST4 4FLStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 4FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 4FL 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
54.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 4FLNational
Violence and sexual offences40.423.6
Burglary21.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Other theft8.04.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.