Crime Rates at Bank Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 5HW

Bank Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 381st lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bank Street (ST6 5HW) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Street (ST6 5HW), the main crime hotspot is near Mc Kinley Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.