37 Wards · England & WalesUpdated April 2026Source: Police.uk

Crime by Area in Stoke-on-Trent

Compare crime rates across all 37 wards in Stoke-on-Trent. Filter by crime type to find the safest and highest-crime areas. Click any ward to see specific hotspot locations.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry

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Fastest Rising (3 months)

Meir South +61.8% trending_up Weston Coyney +50.0% trending_up Meir North +47.5% trending_up

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Fastest Improving (3 months)

Lightwood North and Normacot -41.5% trending_down Abbey Hulton and Townsend -24.6% trending_down Great Chell and Packmoor -24.0% trending_down

Top 10 Wards by Rate

All Wards — Ranked by Crime Rate

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#	Ward	Rate /1k	Count	3-Month Trend
1	Joiner's Square	241.8	291	trending_down-9.9%	chevron_right
2	Broadway and Longton East	234.4	116	trending_down-18.3%	chevron_right
3	Fenton East	187.0	88	trending_down-5.4%	chevron_right
4	Tunstall	175.8	143	trending_up+3.6%	chevron_right
5	Fenton West and Mount Pleasant	165.1	122	trending_up+25.8%	chevron_right
6	Birches Head and Central Forest Park	162.4	123	trending_down-7.5%	chevron_right
7	Bentilee and Ubberley	153.4	143	trending_down-15.4%	chevron_right
8	Burslem Central	150.4	139	trending_up+18.8%	chevron_right
9	Meir South	126.1	89	trending_up+61.8%	chevron_right
10	Dresden and Florence	120.2	61	trending_up+7.0%	chevron_right
11	Blurton West and Newstead	119.5	127	trending_up+22.1%	chevron_right
12	Hanley Park and Shelton	118.7	97	trending_down-12.6%	chevron_right
13	Burslem Park	118.4	73	trending_up+7.4%	chevron_right
14	Moorcroft	113.5	65	trending_up+14.0%	chevron_right
15	Ford Green and Smallthorne	110.3	65	trending_down-14.5%	chevron_right
16	Abbey Hulton and Townsend	108.6	95	trending_down-24.6%	chevron_right
17	Etruria and Hanley	106.9	139	trending_down-3.5%	chevron_right
18	Penkhull and Stoke	99.8	183	trending_down-17.2%	chevron_right
19	Meir North	99.1	87	trending_up+47.5%	chevron_right
20	Sneyd Green	98.1	56	trending_down-12.5%	chevron_right
21	Little Chell and Stanfield	95.4	85	trending_up+25.0%	chevron_right
22	Bradeley and Chell Heath	95.2	60	trending_down-3.2%	chevron_right
23	Eaton Park	90.3	39	trending_up+39.3%	chevron_right
24	Hollybush and Longton West	89.4	54	trending_up+17.4%	chevron_right
25	Meir Park	89.1	29	trending_down-12.1%	chevron_right
26	Goldenhill and Sandyford	87.3	55	trending_up+41.0%	chevron_right
27	Boothen and Oak Hill	87.2	54	trending_up+25.6%	chevron_right
28	Springfields and Trent Vale	80.7	77	trending_down-15.4%	chevron_right
29	Sandford Hill	71.8	53	trending_up+6.0%	chevron_right
30	Great Chell and Packmoor	68.9	57	trending_down-24.0%	chevron_right
31	Baddeley, Milton and Norton	65.5	109	trending_up+9.0%	chevron_right
32	Lightwood North and Normacot	64.2	24	trending_down-41.5%	chevron_right
33	Hartshill and Basford	51.6	37	trending_up+15.6%	chevron_right
34	Meir Hay	49.9	17	trending_up+30.8%	chevron_right
35	Hanford and Trentham	48.3	56	trending_up+7.7%	chevron_right
36	Weston Coyney	45.5	24	trending_up+50.0%	chevron_right
37	Blurton East	41.4	17	trending_down-22.7%	chevron_right

About this data: Crime rates are annualised per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. 3-month trend compares the most recent month against 3 months prior. Data covers England and Wales only and is sourced from police.uk monthly crime records. Full methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Which area of Stoke-on-Trent has the highest crime rate?

Joiner's Square has the highest crime rate in Stoke-on-Trent, with 241.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually. Click the ward name to see its specific hotspot locations.

Which is the safest ward in Stoke-on-Trent?

Blurton East has the lowest crime rate among Stoke-on-Trent's wards, with 41.4 crimes per 1,000 residents annually.

How many wards does Stoke-on-Trent have?

Stoke-on-Trent has 37 electoral wards with crime data available from police.uk.