Total Crime Rate

571.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 571.9 10/10
  • Other theft 188.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Other crime 62.9 10/10
  • Public order 41.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middle Drive area has the highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 26th highest crime rate of 894 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 Middle Drive (NE13 8BS) in the last 12 months was 571.9 per 1,000 residents and was 364.3% higher than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Drive (NE13 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Oval, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middle Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Drive area

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Data Sources

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