PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST6 1

How much crime is recorded in ST6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,756 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST6 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST6 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
57.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST6 1National
Violence and sexual offences41.223.6
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Burglary21.39.1
Shoplifting9.88.4
Public order9.84.6
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Other theft7.94.5
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 191 postcodes