Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clayton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 149th highest 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 Clayton Road (ST5 3EW) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Clayton average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clayton Road (ST5 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwich Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckmaster Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clayton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sorrel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norwich Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sorrel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clumber Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sorrel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norwich Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sorrel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norwich Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kentmere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Norwich Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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