Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

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 Cambridge Drive (ST5 3AD) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Clayton average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Drive (ST5 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyme Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayton Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilleshall Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Lyme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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