Total Crime Rate

207.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 207.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashmore Walk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 844 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 Ashmore Walk (ST1 2NX) in the last 12 months was 207.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmore Walk (ST1 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashmore Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hordley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyke Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyke Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hordley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hordley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hordley Street —
Sep 2025Public order Lindop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jervis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jervis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Street —
Sep 2025Public order Linfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northwood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balfour Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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