Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 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 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Morningside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Madeley & Betley , and the 171st highest 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 Morningside (CW3 9NH) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morningside (CW3 9NH), the main crime hotspot is near Izaac Walton Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Morningside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Moss Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laverock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Offley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morningside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Lea Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft John Offley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moss Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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