Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bursley Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 365th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bursley Road (ST6 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Burslem average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bursley Road (ST6 3DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emerson Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonor Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bursley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stroma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wulstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Road
Apr 2026Public order Emerson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorcroft Close
Apr 2026Public order Barrett Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rushton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macintyre Street
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Glendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camoys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Macintyre Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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