Total Crime Rate
81.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bursley 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.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stroma Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wulstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dryden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Emerson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorcroft Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barrett Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waterloo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rushton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Macintyre Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stroma Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bettany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glendale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camoys Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Macintyre Street | Under investigation |
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