Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 5RX
How much crime is recorded in ST6 5RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldenhill & Sandyford
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
ST6 5RXStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 5RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 5RX 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
64.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 5RXNational
Violence and sexual offences49.723.6
Anti-social behaviour25.310.7
Burglary10.59.1
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order5.84.6
Other theft5.14.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.