Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cresswell Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 411th 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 Cresswell Road (ST1 3PA) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Road (ST1 3PA), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cresswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brierfield Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cresswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Road —
Sep 2025Public order Northwood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balfour Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ivy House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy House Road —
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Data Sources

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