Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST6 8LA
How much crime is recorded in ST6 8LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
ST6 8LAStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST6 8LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST6 8LA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.5
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 8LANational
Violence and sexual offences46.023.6
Anti-social behaviour27.410.7
Public order14.64.6
Criminal damage and arson12.84.7
Other crime6.41.5
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft5.24.5
Burglary4.79.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Drugs4.12.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.