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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST6 3

How much crime is recorded in ST6 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,443 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST6 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST6 3, 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
54.9
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences40.023.6
Burglary27.99.1
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Shoplifting12.68.4
Public order11.64.6
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Other theft9.44.5
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Drugs4.72.4
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

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