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	17,382	2,497	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	7,216	1,048	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	3,666	567	Getting Better
Public order	3,445	510	Getting Better
Other theft	2,988	431	Getting Better
Burglary	1,766	291	Getting Better
Shoplifting	2,091	283	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,693	202	Getting Better
Other crime	859	96	Getting Better
Drugs	929	79	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	435	78	Getting Better
Robbery	445	77	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	465	75	Getting Better
Theft from the person	168	25	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	529	81
Penkhull and Stoke	412	60
Bentilee and Ubberley	337	30
Etruria and Hanley	336	42
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant	274	48
Abbey Hulton and Townsend	273	27
Birches Head and Central Forest Park	266	24
Tunstall	262	38
Broadway and Longton East	256	50
Fenton East	237	38
Baddeley, Milton and Norton	229	14
Hanley Park and Shelton	221	33
Little Chell and Stanfield	174	26
Great Chell and Packmoor	171	17
Ford Green and Smallthorne	140	23
Springfields and Trent Vale	137	19
Meir North	134	22
Eaton Park	133	31
Meir South	124	21
Burslem Park	123	25
Moorcroft	122	21
Sandford Hill	118	19
Hartshill and Basford	116	16
Blurton West and Newstead	109	15
Dresden and Florence	102	20
Sneyd Green	99	18
Blurton East	91	18
Burslem Central	91	13
Goldenhill and Sandyford	91	15
Boothen and Oak Hill	90	15
Bradeley and Chell Heath	89	16
Lightwood North and Normacot	78	14
Hanford and Trentham	76	7
Hollybush and Longton West	68	12
Meir Park	57	13
Meir Hay	50	11
Weston Coyney	44	8

Crime map for Stoke-on-Trent

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. 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 July 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%