Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 5ET
How much crime is recorded in ST6 5ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunstall
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,033 (2024)
ST6 5ETStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 5ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 71.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 5ET area, more than double 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
71.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 5ETNational
Violence and sexual offences43.323.6
Burglary23.59.1
Vehicle crime15.63.5
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Public order8.74.6
Other theft7.64.5
Robbery4.11.4
Other crime3.31.5
Drugs3.12.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.