Crime Rates at Simpson Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 3HZ

Simpson Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 341st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Simpson Street (ST1 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simpson Street (ST1 3HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Imperial Court, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotesheath Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.