Total Crime Rate
40.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Langdale Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Langdale Road (ST5 3QD) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Langdale Road (ST5 3QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydal Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clayton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northesk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delves Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newlands Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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