Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST9
How much crime is recorded in ST9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 24,637 (2024)
ST9Postcode district · Stoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST9, well 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
ST9National
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.