Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 106.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 100th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clayton Road (ST5 3EW) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher than the Clayton average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clayton Road (ST5 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Gardens, where police recorded 22 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckmaster Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easdale Place —
Apr 2026Public order Easdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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