Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime statistics

As of May 2026, the annual crime rate in Stoke-on-Trent postcode area stands at 1.3 crimes per 1000 people. Stoke-on-Trent's current crime levels are at 133% of the national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime makes up 1.2% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Possession of weapons crime totalled 830 representing an increase 11.7% year-over-year.

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Stoke-on-Trent postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
1.3annual crime rate per 1k workday people1
133%ratio of national crime rate100%
1.2% share of all crimes1.0%
830crimes reported55.3k
11.7%annual change6.9%

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate comparison map

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
ST1 1353%313
ST1 2291%312
ST1 3205%215
ST1 4193%221
ST1 5516%535
ST1 6268%325
ST10 1158%216
ST10 269%13
ST10 473%14
ST11 995%17
ST13 594%17
ST13 6111%17
ST13 730%02
ST13 875%15
ST14 528%02
ST14 785%16
ST14 813%01
ST15 071%17
ST15 8133%115
ST16 1164%215
ST16 2154%215
ST16 3103%120
ST17 029%03
ST17 4107%113
ST17 9183%220
ST18 055%18
ST18 930%02
ST19 5106%18
ST19 984%14
ST2 0345%328
ST2 754%13
ST2 873%15
ST2 969%15
ST20 062%13
ST21 617%01
ST3 1222%215
ST3 2190%216
ST3 365%14
ST3 4293%324
ST3 559%16
ST3 6200%215
ST3 7128%113
ST4 1212%29
ST4 2195%221
ST4 3287%320
ST4 4361%425
ST4 583%17
ST4 6165%219
ST4 7162%216
ST4 861%17
ST5 069%16
ST5 1211%216
ST5 2125%112
ST5 392%16
ST5 423%01
ST5 526%02
ST5 682%16
ST5 798%114
ST5 873%18
ST5 9151%19
ST6 1206%216
ST6 2297%312
ST6 3325%316
ST6 4220%212
ST6 5236%223
ST6 6204%222
ST6 714%01
ST6 893%18
ST7 169%17
ST7 2103%110
ST7 391%15
ST7 4105%110
ST7 889%15
ST8 6142%112
ST8 792%16
ST9 0233%211
ST9 923%01

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Stoke-on-Trent postcode area has the 14. highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate rank

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate compared to other areas

Possession of weapons crime totalled 830 representing an increase 11.7% year-over-year. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between May 2025 - April 2026 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the postcode area.

+11.7% annual change, crime is increasing

830 crimes reported

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate compared to other areasCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to April 2026.

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime volume

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime seasonality

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