Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway East area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway East (ST5 3PY) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Clayton average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 288.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway East (ST5 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earl'S Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eskdale Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Newlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Earl'S Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delves Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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