Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 8AD
How much crime is recorded in ST4 8AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newstead & Blurton South
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,259 (2024)
ST4 8ADStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 8AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 8AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8ADNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.