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 2025

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	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	4,725	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	295	Getting Better
Burglary	1,399	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,640	Getting Better
Drugs	471	Getting Better
Other crime	629	Getting Better
Other theft	2,184	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	313	Getting Better
Public order	2,600	Getting Better
Robbery	327	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,500	Getting Better
Theft from the person	109	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,298	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	12,701	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 2025	Crimes per 1000 people
Abbey Hulton and Townsend	0	0
Baddeley, Milton and Norton	0	0
Bentilee and Ubberley	0	0
Birches Head and Central Forest Park	0	0
Blurton East	0	0
Burslem Central	0	0
Burslem Park	0	0
Blurton West and Newstead	0	0
Boothen and Oak Hill	0	0
Bradeley and Chell Heath	0	0
Broadway and Longton East	0	0
Dresden and Florence	0	0
Eaton Park	0	0
Etruria and Hanley	0	0
Fenton East	0	0
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant	0	0
Ford Green and Smallthorne	0	0
Goldenhill and Sandyford	0	0
Great Chell and Packmoor	0	0
Hanford and Trentham	0	0
Hanley Park and Shelton	0	0
Hartshill and Basford	0	0
Hollybush and Longton West	0	0
Joiner's Square	0	0
Lightwood North and Normacot	0	0
Little Chell and Stanfield	0	0
Meir Hay	0	0
Meir North	0	0
Meir Park	0	0
Meir South	0	0
Moorcroft	0	0
Penkhull and Stoke	0	0
Sandford Hill	0	0
Sneyd Green	0	0
Springfields and Trent Vale	0	0
Tunstall	0	0
Weston Coyney	0	0

Crime map for Stoke-on-Trent

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-10. 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 October 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%