Crime Rates at Ashlands Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 6QS

Ashlands Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 313th highest crime rate of 844 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 Road (ST4 6QS) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% higher than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashlands Road (ST4 6QS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.