Total Crime Rate

284.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
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

Ayshford Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 62nd 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 Ayshford Street (ST3 2PP) in the last 12 months was 284.2 per 1,000 residents and was 129.9% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ayshford Street (ST3 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ayshford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barford Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosslyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Georges Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation

Data Sources

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