Total Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bellefield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellefield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellefield View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blunt Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blunt Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street (May Bank) Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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