Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seabridge Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 151st 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 Seabridge Lane (ST5 4AG) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Clayton average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seabridge Lane (ST5 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasmere Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medway Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seabridge Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Way
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Paragon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weaver Place Local resolution

Data Sources

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