Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ashlands Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 321st 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 Ashlands Avenue (ST4 6BN) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% higher than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashlands Avenue (ST4 6BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashlands Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashlands Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ashlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashlands Grove
Apr 2026Other crime Rosemary Ednam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Ednam Close
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stoke Old Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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