Crime Rates at Matthews Walk, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 3QX

Matthews Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 41st 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 Matthews Walk (ST1 3QX) in the last 12 months was 328.6 per 1,000 residents and was 297.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matthews Walk (ST1 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntbach Street, where police recorded 325 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (156 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.