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

Bucknall New Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 48th 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 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 307.1 per 1,000 residents and was 271.0% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (82.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucknall New Road (ST1 2BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bucknall Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivy House Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.