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 Road 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 Road (ST4 6QS) 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 Road (ST4 6QS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Ashlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashlands Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Ednam Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Rosemary Ednam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Local resolution
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Data Sources

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