Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Clayton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clayton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easdale Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salop Grove
Apr 2026Public order Easdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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