Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cresswell Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cresswell Road (ST1 3RT) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Road (ST1 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Badgers Brow, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cresswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarleton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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