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

Valley View 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 Valley View (ST5 3FB) 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 Valley View (ST5 3FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leech Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tansey Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Stubbs' Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stubbs' Gate —
Apr 2026Public order Refinery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyme Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansey Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chervil Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leech Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leech Street —
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Data Sources

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