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Crime in CW3 9

How much crime is recorded in CW3 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region
West Midlands
Population
18,277 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CW3 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW3 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CW3 9National
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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