Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashridge Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 268th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

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 Ashridge Grove (ST3 5BB) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 136.2% higher than the Longton & Meir Hay South average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashridge Grove (ST3 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Short Bambury Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jervison Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashridge Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstern Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Bambury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Bambury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Bambury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Short Bambury Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstern Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bywater Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Street
Apr 2026Public order Weston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Weston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Longview Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Longview Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sark Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sark Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sark Place

Data Sources

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