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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST6 4

How much crime is recorded in ST6 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,335 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST6 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST6 4, 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
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences36.023.6
Burglary18.79.1
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Public order8.44.6
Other theft7.44.5
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Shoplifting6.18.4
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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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