Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST8
How much crime is recorded in ST8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 26,695 (2024)
ST8Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST8, 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
ST8National
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.