Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST9 0EJ
How much crime is recorded in ST9 0EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Werrington & Wetley Rocks
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
ST9 0EJStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST9 0EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST9 0EJ 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
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).
ST9 0EJNational
Violence and sexual offences46.023.6
Other crime10.61.5
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Public order6.14.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.