Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 5SD
How much crime is recorded in ST6 5SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunstall
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,190 (2024)
ST6 5SDStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 5SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 5SD area, well above 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
60.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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 5SDNational
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Shoplifting29.08.4
Anti-social behaviour24.910.7
Burglary18.79.1
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Public order9.94.6
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs3.42.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.