Crime in ST2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
ST2 recorded 305 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.26 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 19.7% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring96.63 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment305 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 19.7% year-on-year
Total Crimes
305Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within ST2 district
Stoke-on-Trent
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Close Map | total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 13 |
| Twigg Street Map | total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 9 |
| Tiverton Road Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 7 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 6 |
| A5272 Map | total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Other theft: 2 | 5 |
| Vowchurch Way Map | total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Burglary: 1 | 5 |
| Newcomen Grove Map | total: 5 Other theft: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 5 |
| Spalding Place Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 5 |
| Haslemere Avenue Map | total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other theft: 1 | 4 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: ST2
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in ST2 (41.6%). Criminal Damage & Arson (16.7%) and Anti-social Behaviour (14.1%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in ST2 has fallen sharply — by 19.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for ST2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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