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Crime in CW3 9QE
How much crime is recorded in CW3 9QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Madeley & Betley
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
CW3 9QECrewe
How safe is CW3 9QE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW3 9QE area, 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9QENational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Other theft4.34.5
Burglary4.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Drugs0.12.4
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.