Total Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warwick Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 183rd highest 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 Warwick Avenue (ST5 3DY) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Avenue (ST5 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayton Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clayton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | White House | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wiltshire Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salop Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwich Place | — |
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