Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 6EW
How much crime is recorded in ST4 6EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Basford & Hartshill
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,284 (2024)
ST4 6EWStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 6EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 6EW area, broadly in line with 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 6EWNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Burglary17.19.1
Other theft7.94.5
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.