Total Crime Rate
49.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge 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.
View Crime In Clayton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilleshall Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lyme Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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