Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 7PJ
How much crime is recorded in ST4 7PJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Basford & Hartshill
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
ST4 7PJStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 7PJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 7PJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 7PJNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order4.84.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.04.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.