Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 2AW
How much crime is recorded in ST7 2AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alsager West
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,942 (2024)
ST7 2AWStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 2AW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 2AW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
ST7 2AWNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Burglary3.09.1
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other theft2.44.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7568% 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.