Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clayton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clayton Road (ST5 4DH) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% higher than the Thistleberry average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clayton Road (ST5 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melville Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lidgate Walk (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clayton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melville Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fox Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glendale Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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