Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 8EZ
How much crime is recorded in ST7 8EZ, 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
- 1,385 (2024)
ST7 8EZStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 8EZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 8EZ 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
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8EZNational
Violence and sexual offences41.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.