Total Crime Rate

5.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furnace Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Madeley & Betley , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furnace Lane (CW3 9EU) in the last 12 months was 5.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Madeley & Betley average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnace Lane (CW3 9EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plover Field, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Croft (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Furnace Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Lea Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morningside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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