Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 5US
How much crime is recorded in ST6 5US, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldenhill & Sandyford
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,976 (2024)
ST6 5USStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 5US
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 5US 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
50.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 5USNational
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Burglary14.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Public order7.44.6
Other theft6.94.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.