Crime Rates at Bucknall New Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 2BA

Bucknall New Road area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 6th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bucknall New Road (ST1 2BA) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 664.0% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 419.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucknall New Road (ST1 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Huntbach Street. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.