Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ash Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cellarhead , and the 131st highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Way (ST2 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Cellarhead average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Way (ST2 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
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Data Sources

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