Is Stoke a nice place to live?
Home to the train station and Stoke City FC.
Police.uk data for 2026-06
435 crimes recorded
Within roughly a mile of Stoke centre. Most common: Violence & sexual offences.
Category breakdown
Violence & sexual offences
159 (37%)
Anti-social behaviour
70 (16%)
Criminal damage & arson
41 (9%)
Public order
38 (9%)
Other theft
33 (8%)
Shoplifting
30 (7%)
Burglary
14 (3%)
Vehicle crime
12 (3%)
Robbery
8 (2%)
Bicycle theft
8 (2%)
Possession of weapons
8 (2%)
Drugs
7 (2%)
Other crime
6 (1%)
Theft from the person
1 (0%)
What this data does and doesn't tell you
This is a count of crimes reported to police and recorded within roughly a mile of Stoke's centre — it isn't a "safety score" and it doesn't capture things like community, schools, transport links or how an area actually feels to live in. Areas with more footfall (town centres, retail parks) often show higher raw counts simply because more people pass through them, not because they're more dangerous to live in. Use this alongside a proper visit, not instead of one.