Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 5XE
How much crime is recorded in ST6 5XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldenhill & Sandyford
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,898 (2024)
ST6 5XEStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 5XE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 5XE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 5XENational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary15.49.1
Shoplifting11.78.4
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.44.6
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.