Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 4UJ
How much crime is recorded in ST4 4UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelton & Joiner's Square
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
ST4 4UJStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 4UJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 4UJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 4UJNational
Burglary32.49.1
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order6.54.6
Other theft6.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Drugs3.12.4
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Other crime2.51.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.