Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 4LJ
How much crime is recorded in ST6 4LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longport & Burslem Park
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
ST6 4LJStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 4LJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 4LJ 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
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 4LJNational
Violence and sexual offences38.823.6
Anti-social behaviour22.310.7
Other theft17.24.5
Public order13.44.6
Burglary13.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other crime4.51.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.