Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bemersley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Chell & Packmoor , and the 166th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bemersley Road (ST8 7QS) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 164.6% higher than the Great Chell & Packmoor average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bemersley Road (ST8 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Bemersley Road. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bemersley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bemersley Road | Under investigation |
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