Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 1RL
How much crime is recorded in ST6 1RL, 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
- 1,316 (2024)
ST6 1RLStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 1RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 1RL 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
50.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 1RLNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Public order11.14.6
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary10.29.1
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Drugs2.92.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime0.71.5
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.