Crime in Madeley
Recorded crime in Madeley is 0.6 times the Newcastle-under-Lyme average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 37%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Madeley: about 3,853 residents in 4 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.0/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +37%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.6×the Newcastle-under-Lyme average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Madeley.
Crime over 5 years
Up 37% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Madeley, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the Newcastle-under-Lyme average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 77% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 3% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 77% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 13 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Newcastle-under-Lyme (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Newcastle-under-Lyme council area, not only Madeley. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 156 | 1.2 | Up 2% |
| Cars broken into | 149 | 1.2 | Up 7% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 526 | 4.1 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 198 | 1.6 | Up 23% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in CW3
In CW3, the postcode district at the centre of Madeley, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 187 | 6% | 11% | 71% | 5% | 7% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 5% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 1.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.6 |
| Drugs | 0.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 2.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.2 |
| Public order | 2.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 0.9 |
Postcode districts in Madeley
Nearby towns
Council: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Questions about crime in Madeley
- Is Madeley a safe place to live?
- Madeley scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the Newcastle-under-Lyme average.
- Is crime going up or down in Madeley?
- Up 37% over 5 years, from 144 recorded crimes a year to 198.
- What is the most common crime in Madeley?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 21 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Madeley compare with Newcastle-under-Lyme?
- Crime severity in Madeley is 0.6 times the Newcastle-under-Lyme average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Madeley?
- In CW3, the postcode district at the centre of Madeley, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 25% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Madeley?
- In Newcastle-under-Lyme, the council area Madeley is in, the police recorded 156 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.2 per 1,000 residents, up 2% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Madeley?
- 526 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the council area Madeley is in, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Madeley last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the council area Madeley is in, against 0 the year before.