Total Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blanchland Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blanchland Avenue (NE15 8UA) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Lemington average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blanchland Avenue (NE15 8UA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Rise. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blanchland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pangbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grasmoor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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