Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST4 8EX
How much crime is recorded in ST4 8EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanford & Trentham West
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,697 (2024)
ST4 8EXStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST4 8EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST4 8EX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8EXNational
Violence and sexual offences38.223.6
Burglary15.89.1
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Other theft6.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order4.94.6
Other crime2.51.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.