Total Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priory Road area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (ST5 2EL) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% lower than the Clayton average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Priory Road (ST5 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lymewood Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clayton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lymewood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seabridge Road | Under investigation |
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