Total Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackheath Court area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 396th 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 Blackheath Court (NE3 2FT) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackheath Court (NE3 2FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebchester Court, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ilminster Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebchester Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ilminster Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebchester Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poynings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebchester Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebchester Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebchester Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ilminster Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oulton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oulton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheen Court | — |
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