Crap Towns / Cheadle / Crime

How much crime is there in Cheadle?

The police recorded 63.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Cheadle from September 2023 to August 2026, 16% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 36.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 71.2, up from 59.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	59.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	60.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	71.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	36.8	34.1
Public order	5.8	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.1	7.0
Other theft	4.4	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.1	3.8
Burglary	2.5	3.1
Shoplifting	2.3	7.1
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Drugs	0.6	2.4
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	10.6 km	116
Newcastle-under-Lyme	17.4 km	79.5
Leek	13.5 km	78.3
Cheadle	–	63.7
Kidsgrove	20.3 km	62.8
Uttoxeter	12.5 km	62.6
Stone	14.1 km	62.3
Biddulph	18.5 km	58.6
Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook	5.4 km	58.2
Ashbourne	18.0 km	57.5
Werrington	8.2 km	50.0
The typical town	–	76.2