Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 1LE
How much crime is recorded in ST6 1LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smallthorne & Sneyd Green
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
ST6 1LEStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 1LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 75.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 1LE 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
75.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
181
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 1LENational
Violence and sexual offences55.223.6
Anti-social behaviour37.710.7
Burglary26.39.1
Criminal damage and arson18.14.7
Shoplifting17.98.4
Public order14.54.6
Other theft9.94.5
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Drugs4.72.4
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery2.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.