Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 8AU
How much crime is recorded in ST7 8AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Audley & Bignall End
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,485 (2024)
ST7 8AUStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 8AU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 8AU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8AUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.