Penkhull & Springfields 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?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 32% here, compared with 21.8% across Stoke-on-Trent (10.2 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20% here, compared with 25.9% across Stoke-on-Trent (5.9 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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: 24% here, compared with 20% across Stoke-on-Trent (3.7 percentage points higher).
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.
Police-recorded locations for Penkhull & Springfields ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
891 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 796 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Penkhull & Springfields 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: 52 mapped crimes in September 2024; 102 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 · Penkhull & Springfields
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
52
9
October 2024
48
8
November 2024
71
4
December 2024
65
9
January 2025
60
15
February 2025
73
17
March 2025
61
20
April 2025
83
15
May 2025
57
8
June 2025
68
7
July 2025
102
14
August 2025
56
7
September 2025
68
7
October 2025
65
5
November 2025
72
5
December 2025
73
5
January 2026
60
11
February 2026
63
9
March 2026
78
10
April 2026
78
11
May 2026
56
17
June 2026
104
9
July 2026
72
16
August 2026
102
7
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Penkhull & Springfields
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
465
public order
105
criminal damage arson
87
other theft
60
shoplifting
56
drugs
23
vehicle crime
23
burglary
21
other crime
21
bicycle theft
10
possession of weapons
8
theft from the person
6
robbery
6
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.
