Crime Rates at Beresford Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 2ES

Beresford Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 82nd 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 Beresford Street (ST4 2ES) in the last 12 months was 284.8 per 1,000 residents and was 260.5% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Street (ST4 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Anne Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.