Crap Towns / Stoke-on-Trent / Crime

How much crime is there in Stoke-on-Trent?

The police recorded 116 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stoke-on-Trent from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 51.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 119, up from 117 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	117	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	111	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	119	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	51.7	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.7	7.0
Public order	11.6	6.6
Shoplifting	9.5	7.1
Other theft	8.3	5.4
Burglary	6.1	3.1
Vehicle crime	5.6	3.8
Drugs	3.5	2.4
Other crime	2.8	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.8	0.8
Robbery	1.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	–	116
Newcastle-under-Lyme	7.3 km	79.5
Leek	15.0 km	78.3
Congleton	20.2 km	70.6
Cheadle	10.6 km	63.7
Kidsgrove	12.5 km	62.8
Stone	10.3 km	62.3
Biddulph	13.7 km	58.6
Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook	6.1 km	58.2
Werrington	5.6 km	50.0
Alsager	15.5 km	48.1
The typical town	–	76.2