Total Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashley Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Grove (ST5 9NF) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the May Bank average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashley Grove (ST5 9NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blunt Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In May Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bellefield View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellefield View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellefield View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blunt Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blunt Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street (May Bank) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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