ST12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Barlaston and Tittensor, in Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ST12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 55% of people in ST12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How ST12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is ST12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ST12 at a rate of 54.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across the ST postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ST12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (111), other crime (31) and anti-social behaviour (23).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ST12 was 48.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in ST12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ST12 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in ST12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford 002A | 1,216 | 66.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 23.0% |
| Stafford 002B | 1,597 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.9% |
| Stafford 002E | 1,818 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 45.6% |
MPs for ST12
- Dr Allison GardnerLabourMP for Stoke-on-Trent South98% of ST12’s postcodes
- Gareth SnellLabour (Co-op)MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central1.6% of ST12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in ST121
Postcode sectors in ST121
Councils ST12 covers2
Postcode districts next to ST123
Nearest rail stations4
More in the ST postcode area2
ST12 in brief
ST12 is a postcode district covering Barlaston and Tittensor, in Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent.
About 3,997 people lived in ST12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £318,000 in 2025 across 65 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ST12 was £318,000 in 2025.
ST12 had 4,009 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in ST12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ST12, 59.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.