Meir South ward · Stoke-on-Trent. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 37% here, compared with 22% across Stoke-on-Trent (14.4 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 20% across Stoke-on-Trent (7.1 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 28% here, compared with 24% across Stoke-on-Trent (4 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Meir South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
679 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 621 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Meir South ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 53 mapped crimes in September 2024; 44 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Meir South
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
53
6
October 2024
42
8
November 2024
41
7
December 2024
63
15
January 2025
41
8
February 2025
29
10
March 2025
60
14
April 2025
53
9
May 2025
52
12
June 2025
64
11
July 2025
58
15
August 2025
65
10
September 2025
55
18
October 2025
59
9
November 2025
59
8
December 2025
49
9
January 2026
51
5
February 2026
58
11
March 2026
50
4
April 2026
61
26
May 2026
53
19
June 2026
63
23
July 2026
77
11
August 2026
44
16
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Meir South
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
357
public order
92
criminal damage arson
52
other theft
40
shoplifting
40
burglary
27
vehicle crime
18
drugs
16
other crime
15
possession of weapons
10
robbery
5
bicycle theft
5
theft from the person
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
