Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 5ND
How much crime is recorded in ST4 5ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Basford & Hartshill
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,301 (2024)
ST4 5NDStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 5ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 5ND area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5NDNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Burglary6.89.1
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.