Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 1HS
How much crime is recorded in ST6 1HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Chell & Stanfield
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,423 (2024)
How safe is ST6 1HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 68.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 1HS area, more than double 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
68.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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).
ST6 1HSNational
Violence and sexual offences52.723.6
Burglary18.89.1
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Public order8.24.6
Other theft7.34.5
Drugs5.92.4
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other crime3.21.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.