Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 7JS
How much crime is recorded in ST4 7JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boothen & Penkhull
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
ST4 7JSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 7JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 7JS 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 7JSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.74.6
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.