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Crime in Stoke-on-Trent by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,463crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Baddeley Greenlowest rate35.2 per 1,000 a year
142.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Lightwood (-6%), Blurton (-6%) and Etruria (-2%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1LongportST6 · 3,955 residents 337.8▲ 18%violence
2SheltonST4 · 10,753 residents 247.4▼ 2%violence
3Stoke-on-TrentST1 · 58,821 residents 242.6▲ 7%violence
4Joiner's SquareST1 · 10,472 residents 236.1▲ 8%violence
5HanleyST1 · 55,816 residents 222.1▲ 9%violence
6StokeST4 · 51,070 residents 216.6▲ 9%violence
7FentonST4 · 47,938 residents 199.8▲ 7%violence
8PenkhullST4 · 15,535 residents 198.3▲ 12%violence
9BurslemST6 · 55,728 residents 196.5▲ 10%violence
10TunstallST6 · 47,700 residents 175.8▲ 13%violence
11SpringfieldsST4 · 9,589 residents 152.3▲ 14%violence
12MeirST3 · 11,401 residents 150.2▲ 7%violence
13Abbey HultonST2 · 6,557 residents 146.4▲ 11%violence
14EtruriaST1 · 7,551 residents 144.1▼ 2%violence
15LongtonST3 · 58,996 residents 142.3▲ 14%violence
16SmallthorneST6 · 12,883 residents 140▲ 9%violence
17HartshillST4 · 10,910 residents 129.8▲ 13%violence
18Norton-le-MoorsST6 · 8,311 residents 127.5▲ 7%violence
19Trent ValeST4 · 8,113 residents 124.7▲ 5%violence
20OakhillST4 · 10,262 residents 121.2▲ 4%violence
21Sneyd GreenST6 · 11,673 residents 104.9▲ 37%violence
22Norton GreenST6 · 8,311 residents 104.9▲ 5%violence
23BlurtonST3 · 11,068 residents 100.5▼ 6%violence
24BasfordST4 · 12,680 residents 100▲ 12%violence
25NormacotST3 · 12,810 residents 91.80%violence
26HanfordST4 · 4,638 residents 81.9▲ 32%violence
27LightwoodST3 · 10,040 residents 78.5▼ 6%violence
28Weston CoyneyST3 · 8,010 residents 75.4▲ 15%violence
29TrenthamST4 · 5,484 residents 72.2▲ 43%violence
30Baddeley GreenST2 · 5,902 residents 35.2▲ 13%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Stoke-on-Trent have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Baddeley Green, Trentham, Weston Coyney, Lightwood and Hanford.

Which areas of Stoke-on-Trent have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Longport, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Joiner's Square and Hanley.

Is crime going up or down in Stoke-on-Trent?

Across Stoke-on-Trent, 10,463 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.