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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST6 2

How much crime is recorded in ST6 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,162 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST6 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST6 2, 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
58.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Anti-social behaviour25.210.7
Burglary22.59.1
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft9.44.5
Shoplifting9.38.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Drugs4.32.4
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery2.31.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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