Total Crime Rate

182.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 182.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ansmede Grove area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 841 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 Ansmede Grove (ST3 3BE) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Blurton average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ansmede Grove (ST3 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Beaconsfield Drive. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ansmede Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Railton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballinson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ansmede Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beaconsfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ballinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballinson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chilworth Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Browning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ballinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Critchlow Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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