Total Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lakeside area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Madeley & Betley , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeside (CW3 9AH) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Madeley & Betley average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside (CW3 9AH), the main crime hotspot is near East Lawns. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Butts Under investigation
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Data Sources

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