Total Crime Rate
386.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashbourne Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Birches Head & Northwood , and the 28th highest crime rate of 844 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 Ashbourne Grove (ST1 5QW) in the last 12 months was 386.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.9% higher than the Birches Head & Northwood average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (β 179.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashbourne Grove (ST1 5QW), the main crime hotspot is near Rosevean Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birches Head & Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harry Eaton Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashbourne Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kibworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kibworth Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kibworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kibworth Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cape Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosevean Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosevean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosevean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamford Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamford Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamford Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashbourne Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosevean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosevean Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosevean Close | Under investigation |
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