Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 53.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Madeley & Betley , and the 201st 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 New Road (CW3 9HD) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Madeley & Betley average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (CW3 9HD), the main crime hotspot is near Bevan Place. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Lea Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Court Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences 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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