The overall crime rate in Stoke-on-Trent city is 146.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 13.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 37.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 158% of national crime rate. Burglary crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 25.0% over the last twelve months.The category of "burglary crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Burglary crime" rate is at 191% of national crime rate which puts Stoke-on-Trent on 5. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Burglary crime" makes up 5.5% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "burglary crime" is 1.9k cases and has increased by 25.0% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2023 - May 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 37.8% | 18. highest | 158% | 13.3k | -12.3% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 15.7% | 23. highest | 147% | 5.5k | -14.0% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 9.1% | 15. highest | 174% | 3.2k | -0.6% |
Public order crime | 7.9% | 31. highest | 156% | 2.8k | -8.4% |
Other theft crime | 6.7% | 21. highest | 125% | 2.3k | -11.9% |
Shoplifting crime | 6.2% | 33. lowest | 121% | 2.2k | 16.1% |
Burglary crime | 5.5% | 5. highest | 191% | 1.9k | 25.0% |
Vehicle crime | 4.2% | 50. lowest | 100% | 1.5k | -1.5% |
Drugs crime | 1.7% | 25. lowest | 91% | 592 | -33.1% |
Other crime | 1.6% | 47. highest | 126% | 565 | -24.4% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.2% | 22. highest | 184% | 404 | 6.0% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.0% | 42. highest | 138% | 357 | -11.9% |
Robbery crime | 1.0% | 34. highest | 113% | 342 | -11.2% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.3% | 9. lowest | 22% | 111 | -27.5% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Stoke-on-Trent city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Stoke-on-Trent city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 23.0 | 15.7 |
Bicycle theft | 1.5 | 1.1 |
Burglary | 8.1 | 4.3 |
Criminal damage and arson | 13.4 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 2.5 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 2.4 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 9.8 | 7.8 |
Possession of weapons | 1.7 | 0.9 |
Public order | 11.6 | 7.4 |
Robbery | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 9.2 | 7.6 |
Theft from the person | 0.5 | 2.1 |
Vehicle crime | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Violent crime | 55.5 | 35.1 |