Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 5TH
How much crime is recorded in ST6 5TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunstall
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,947 (2024)
ST6 5THStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 5TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 5TH 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
54.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
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 5THNational
Violence and sexual offences34.923.6
Burglary30.39.1
Shoplifting22.78.4
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Public order12.94.6
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Drugs4.12.4
Robbery4.01.4
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.