Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime statistics

As of March 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 820 representing an increase 10.1% 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%
820crimes reported54.9k
10.1%annual change7.1%

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 1328%312
ST1 2416%417
ST1 3152%111
ST1 4167%218
ST1 5521%535
ST1 6227%221
ST10 1129%113
ST10 270%13
ST10 332%01
ST10 455%13
ST11 969%15
ST13 581%16
ST13 6127%18
ST13 731%02
ST13 891%16
ST14 570%15
ST14 771%15
ST14 813%01
ST15 091%19
ST15 8126%114
ST16 1176%216
ST16 2155%215
ST16 3109%121
ST17 039%04
ST17 491%111
ST17 9185%220
ST18 048%07
ST18 931%02
ST19 5134%110
ST19 9106%15
ST2 0298%324
ST2 773%14
ST2 8103%17
ST2 997%17
ST20 042%02
ST21 617%01
ST3 1238%216
ST3 2168%214
ST3 398%16
ST3 4246%220
ST3 580%18
ST3 6216%216
ST3 7129%113
ST4 1190%28
ST4 2215%223
ST4 3318%322
ST4 4262%318
ST4 584%17
ST4 6175%220
ST4 7143%114
ST4 844%05
ST5 093%18
ST5 1186%214
ST5 284%18
ST5 3108%17
ST5 424%01
ST5 526%02
ST5 669%15
ST5 7120%117
ST5 864%17
ST5 9169%210
ST6 1246%219
ST6 2299%312
ST6 3348%317
ST6 4222%212
ST6 5217%221
ST6 6187%220
ST6 714%01
ST6 8129%111
ST7 159%16
ST7 273%17
ST7 3111%16
ST7 463%16
ST7 8125%17
ST8 6155%213
ST8 7124%18
ST9 0256%312
ST9 946%02

Stoke on Trent possession of weapons crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Stoke-on-Trent postcode area has the 16. 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 820 representing an increase 10.1% 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 March 2025 - February 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.

+10.1% annual change, crime is increasing

820 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 February 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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