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Crime in CW3 9JS
How much crime is recorded in CW3 9JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Madeley & Betley
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,420 (2024)
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How safe is CW3 9JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW3 9JS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9JSNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.04.5
Burglary2.09.1
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.