Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST9 9NB
How much crime is recorded in ST9 9NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Werrington & Wetley Rocks
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
How safe is ST9 9NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST9 9NB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9NBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Burglary2.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 116% 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.