Crime Rates at Bernard Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 3LQ

Bernard Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 26th 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 Bernard Street (ST1 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 387.6 per 1,000 residents and was 368.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 242.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (ST1 3LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.