Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Axwell Park Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Axwell Park Road (NE21 5NR) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Axwell Park Road (NE21 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bates Lane, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clavering Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Axwell Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bates Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A694 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A694 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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