Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7
How much crime is recorded in ST7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 64,909 (2024)
ST7Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST7, below 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
ST7National
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary5.39.1
Public order4.44.6
Shoplifting4.38.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.