Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Severn Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 89th 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 Severn Drive (ST5 4BH) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Drive (ST5 4BH), 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 Severn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Paragon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trent Grove Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Weaver Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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