Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clayton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 131st highest 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 Clayton Road (ST5 3ET) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clayton Road (ST5 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Grasmere Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clayton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Easdale Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwich Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salop Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Easdale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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