Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 5PZ
How much crime is recorded in ST4 5PZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakhill & Trent Vale
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
ST4 5PZStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 5PZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 5PZ 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
54.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 5PZNational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Burglary11.09.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order8.24.6
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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.