Total Crime Rate

215.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 215.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elkington Rise area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Madeley & Betley , and the 27th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elkington Rise (CW3 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 215.0 per 1,000 residents and was 394.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elkington Rise (CW3 9JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bevan Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elkington Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindops Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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