Total Crime Rate

628.7 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 628.7 10/10
  • Other theft 218.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.8 9/10
  • Other crime 59.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Oval area has the highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 28th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 The Oval (NE13 8AS) in the last 12 months was 628.7 per 1,000 residents and was 345.5% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (NE13 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woolsington Gardens, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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