Total Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashworth Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 171st highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashworth Avenue (DE15 9GN) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Brizlincote average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashworth Avenue (DE15 9GN), the main crime hotspot is near Delhi Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brizlincote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensland Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Melbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Melbourne Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Melbourne Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Perth Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunedin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Delhi Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delhi Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobart Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobart Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brizlincote Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
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