Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 7LA
How much crime is recorded in ST4 7LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Basford & Hartshill
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,610 (2024)
ST4 7LAStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 7LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 7LA 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 7LANational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Burglary11.99.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.