Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 6LU
How much crime is recorded in ST6 6LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Chell & Stanfield
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
ST6 6LUStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 6LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 6LU 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
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 6LUNational
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Public order4.84.6
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs2.12.4
Burglary1.59.1
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other theft1.24.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.