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Stoke-on-Trent area guide

Who lives in Stoke-on-Trent, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Stoke-on-Trent
Region: West Midlands
Population: 274,476 (2024)

Stoke-on-TrentCity

At a glance

What Stoke-on-Trent is like

Stoke-on-Trent is a city in the West Midlands. It is home to about 274,476 people across 112,260 households. 57.3% of households own their home, 20.1% rent privately and 22% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 52.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Stoke-on-Trent compares

Headline figures for Stoke-on-Trent, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

3.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

9/ 10

Higher than most: 45.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.7/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

94%

Rated good or better across 85 inspected schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

Household incomeMore

£40,974

Average annual income before tax, higher than 14% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Stoke-on-Trent differs most from the national average.

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Higher crime than mostLook closer
45.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
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Well-rated schoolsPositive
94% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

Stoke-on-Trent FAQs

Is Stoke-on-Trent a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.8 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 45.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 9 of 10 nationally. 94% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10 (limited).

Is Stoke-on-Trent safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around Stoke-on-Trent, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 9 of 10.

Who lives in Stoke-on-Trent?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.3% of residents. 57.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (46.1%).

How well connected is Stoke-on-Trent?

Connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.7 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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