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Crime in CW3 9BB
How much crime is recorded in CW3 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Madeley & Betley
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,205 (2024)
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How safe is CW3 9BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW3 9BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CW3 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary6.79.1
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.