Crime Rate in Blakelaw, ward

Blakelaw has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 744th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 74th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blakelaw in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blakelaw’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 546 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 79.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 673 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blakelaw ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Moulton Place, with 93 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brieryside (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.