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Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

Crime in ST6 6

How much crime is recorded in ST6 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Population
22,004 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST6 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST6 6, 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
48.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST6 6National
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting8.98.4
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Public order7.44.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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.

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