Overview of Stoke-on-Trent crime rate
Crime rating – high.
Stoke-on-Trent ranks 2nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 36865 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Stoke-on-Trent has a population of 258369. This equates to a crime rate of 142.68 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 6.17 % compared to previous year.
Stoke-on-Trent ranks 2nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 36865 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Stoke-on-Trent has a population of 258369. This equates to a crime rate of 142.68 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 6.17 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Stoke-on-Trent are Violence and sexual offences (40.1%) Anti-social behaviour (15.3%) Criminal damage and arson (8.7%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.0%) Possession of weapons (1.0%) Theft from the person (0.3%).
There are 37 wards in Stoke-on-Trent. Wards with high crime rates are Joiner’s Square (480.2), Etruria and Hanley (295.3), Sandford Hill (294.2) . On the other end, safest wards are Weston Coyney (70.6), Meir Hay (57.3), Hanford and Trentham (46.2) .
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Stoke-on-Trent crime incidents by crime type
A total of 36865 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 14770 (40.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 5622 (15.3)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 3214 (8.7)%
- Public order – 3018 (8.2)%
- Other theft – 2510 (6.8)%
- Shoplifting – 1846 (5.0)%
- Burglary – 1823 (4.9)%
- Vehicle crime – 1562 (4.2)%
- Other crime – 663 (1.8)%
- Drugs – 563 (1.5)%
- Robbery – 388 (1.1)%
- Bicycle theft – 385 (1.0)%
- Possession of weapons – 385 (1.0)%
- Theft from the person – 116 (0.3)%
How does Stoke-on-Trent compare against nearby areas ?
Stoke-on-Trent ranks 2nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Stoke-on-Trent is compared against
Crime rates in Stoke-on-Trent wards
There are 37 wards within Stoke-on-Trent. Joiner’s Square, Etruria and Hanley, Sandford Hill has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 37 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Joiner’s Square (480.2)
- Etruria and Hanley (295.3)
- Sandford Hill (294.2)
- Fenton East (254.2)
- Burslem Central (224.5)
- Fenton West and Mount Pleasant (202.4)
- Boothen and Oak Hill (185.9)
- Hanley Park and Shelton (185.8)
- Tunstall (163.3)
- Bentilee and Ubberley (160.2)
- Penkhull and Stoke (156.1)
- Eaton Park (156.0)
- Hartshill and Basford (149.5)
- Little Chell and Stanfield (147.4)
- Blurton West and Newstead (133.6)
- Moorcroft (131.4)
- Burslem Park (130.0)
- Ford Green and Smallthorne (129.0)
- Dresden and Florence (121.9)
- Birches Head and Central Forest Park (120.6)
- Abbey Hulton and Townsend (120.6)
- Broadway and Longton East (117.7)
- Meir South (115.3)
- Goldenhill and Sandyford (111.7)
- Meir North (107.2)
- Meir Park (100.2)
- Blurton East (99.8)
- Springfields and Trent Vale (99.5)
- Sneyd Green (94.6)
- Hollybush and Longton West (89.4)
- Great Chell and Packmoor (85.6)
- Bradeley and Chell Heath (83.2)
- Lightwood North and Normacot (78.4)
- Baddeley, Milton and Norton (76.8)
- Weston Coyney (70.6)
- Meir Hay (57.3)
- Hanford and Trentham (46.2)
Analyze trends and crime types for Stoke-on-Trent wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Stoke-on-Trent
There are 11 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Stoke-on-Trent. Highest crime rates in ST1, ST4, ST6 .
- ST1 – 242.5
- ST4 – 145.2
- ST6 – 126.9
- ST2 – 121.0
- ST3 – 116.3
- ST5 – 99.2
- ST8 – 72.7
- ST11 – 68.8
- ST9 – 44.4
- ST12 – 43.4
- ST7 – 41.9
Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent
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