Stoke-on-Trent

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Stoke-on-Trent.

Population: 256,622
People in Employment: 108,845 (67.3%)
People Inactive: 45,490 (28.1%)
People Unemployed: 7,305 (4.5%)
Number Of Jobs: 93k
Median Salary: £24,439
Mean Salary: £26,267

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Stoke-on-Trent. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Stoke-on-Trent for 2024

Stoke-on-Trents most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 16,894 crimes and in 2022 there were 15,107 crimes. Which is an increase of 1,787 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	16,894	1,077	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	7,058	529	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	3,528	255	Getting Better
Public order	3,366	210	Getting Better
Other theft	2,923	197	Getting Better
Shoplifting	2,003	141	Getting Better
Burglary	1,749	128	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,667	106	Getting Better
Drugs	934	39	Getting Better
Other crime	839	37	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	433	31	Getting Better
Robbery	430	29	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	436	27	Getting Better
Theft from the person	162	13	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Stoke-on-Trent

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Joiner's Square has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Stoke-on-Trent, with 4041 crimes and 619 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Weston Coyney has 335 crimes and 62 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Joiner's Square	259	40
Penkhull and Stoke	196	29
Etruria and Hanley	172	22
Bentilee and Ubberley	149	13
Birches Head and Central Forest Park	128	12
Broadway and Longton East	128	25
Tunstall	128	19
Abbey Hulton and Townsend	115	11
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant	114	20
Baddeley, Milton and Norton	101	6
Fenton East	90	15
Hanley Park and Shelton	79	12
Little Chell and Stanfield	78	12
Eaton Park	66	15
Ford Green and Smallthorne	64	10
Great Chell and Packmoor	64	7
Moorcroft	62	11
Burslem Park	59	12
Hartshill and Basford	58	8
Meir South	58	10
Sandford Hill	57	9
Blurton West and Newstead	54	7
Springfields and Trent Vale	48	7
Dresden and Florence	47	9
Goldenhill and Sandyford	45	7
Meir North	45	7
Sneyd Green	44	8
Burslem Central	41	6
Boothen and Oak Hill	39	6
Blurton East	37	7
Lightwood North and Normacot	37	7
Hanford and Trentham	35	3
Bradeley and Chell Heath	34	6
Meir Park	26	6
Hollybush and Longton West	24	4
Meir Hay	23	5
Weston Coyney	15	3

Crime map for Stoke-on-Trent

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Stoke-on-Trent

The average property price in Stoke-on-Trent is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£234,856.96	£151,841.24	£118,518.31	£90,015.93
2022	£222,604.65	£144,222.25	£112,908.22	£84,982.24
2021	£203,263.08	£131,717.21	£103,640.83	£81,202.47
2020	£183,294.83	£119,442.56	£93,210.12	£75,688.03
2019	£179,064.25	£116,615.17	£91,213.92	£76,013.61
2018	£174,112.06	£113,017.75	£88,830.26	£75,262.17
2017	£167,412.47	£108,152.29	£85,491.98	£73,859.42
2016	£160,515.36	£104,137.69	£82,724.48	£69,907.76
2015	£151,395.63	£98,527.18	£78,560.26	£66,176.85
2014	£145,084.05	£94,593.75	£76,127.19	£64,084.79
2013	£140,909.33	£91,610.20	£73,827.81	£62,588.27
2012	£138,687.49	£90,254.06	£73,055.82	£62,684.55
2011	£138,675.02	£89,203.69	£72,190.09	£62,761.25
2010	£144,196.95	£93,428.11	£76,502.52	£66,304.41

Property prices over time for Stoke-on-Trent

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Stoke-on-Trent

The median salary in Stoke-on-Trent is £24,439 and the mean salary in Stoke-on-Trent is £26,267.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 93k
Median Salary: £24,439
Annual Percentage Change: 7.3%
Mean Salary: £26,267

Salary comparison between Stoke-on-Trent and West Midlands

See how Stoke-on-Trent compares to the rest of West Midlands . Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in West Midlands is £31,534 in Solihull and the lowest median salary is £0 in Wychavon. Stoke-on-Trent ranks 24 out of 30 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Solihull	71k	£31,534	3.8%	£39,183	0.0%
Stratford-on-Avon	50k	£31,528	16.7%	£36,940	4.5%
Rugby	49k	£31,514	9.4%	£34,326	8.8%
North Warwickshire	22k	£30,998	13.8%	£33,797	4.5%
Lichfield	40k	£30,556	6.4%	£36,651	6.9%
Warwick	60k	£29,940	-0.2%	£38,938	2.6%
Stafford	50k	£29,730	13.3%	£34,630	14.7%
Bromsgrove	39k	£28,714	-2.4%	£35,260	2.8%
South Staffordshire	37k	£28,260	1.7%	£31,128	5.5%
Worcester	42k	£27,820	5.8%	£33,375	10.7%
Coventry	104k	£27,766	7.9%	£31,736	7.8%
Staffordshire Moorlands	35k	£27,177	4.9%	£30,603	6.5%
Tamworth	27k	£26,902	11.5%	£28,616	7.4%
Malvern Hills	24k	£26,626	2.3%	£32,046	5.1%
East Staffordshire	45k	£26,521	11.5%	£30,847	15.0%
Wolverhampton	75k	£26,410	8.8%	£32,641	20.0%
Telford and Wrekin UA	69k	£26,337	12.8%	£28,687	13.4%
Wyre Forest	36k	£26,221	6.1%	£29,622	5.3%
Shropshire UA	118k	£26,221	10.4%	£31,078	10.6%
Nuneaton and Bedworth	57k	£26,045	4.1%	£28,759	5.8%
Dudley	100k	£26,006	1.7%	£29,416	3.9%
Birmingham	260k	£25,495	5.0%	£29,949	6.6%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	45k	£25,167	3.6%	£27,028	3.9%
Cannock Chase	37k	£24,736	-4.6%	£26,699	-1.4%
Redditch	33k	£24,307	1.0%	£30,488	8.2%
Walsall	82k	£23,914	3.9%	£26,154	-2.3%
Sandwell	108k	£23,746	3.9%	£27,980	11.2%
Herefordshire UA	69k	£23,659	7.1%	£27,391	5.2%
Wychavon	45k	£0	0.0%	£28,816	4.3%