Crime Rates at Derby Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 3LE

Derby Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 57th highest crime rate of 841 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 Derby Street (ST1 3LE) in the last 12 months was 328.6 per 1,000 residents and was 315.9% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 167.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Street (ST1 3LE), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Street. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.