Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 157.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bucknall Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend , and the 235th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bucknall Road (ST1 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average (148.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucknall Road (ST1 6AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bucknall Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millett Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bucknall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5272 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bucknall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Royden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bucknall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A5272 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A5272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freshwater Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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