Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 173.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 130.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Humber Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 47th 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 Humber Way (ST5 4BE) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 196.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humber Way (ST5 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Medway Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Humber Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weaver Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Way

Data Sources

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